International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life

02/09/2023

Join us February 15, 2023 from noon to 1:30pm EST via Zoom for "Interpretation in Critical Contexts: Issues of Access and Quality"

Part of a series of events, activities and resources associated with Global Language Advocacy Day 2023 ( ), organized by the Global Coalition for Language Rights. The theme of is “Language Rights Save Lives.”

Register here: https://brandeis.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ncO-Ps9BRiOK122BH9OFLA #/registration

We will explore the vital role of language interpretation in diverse settings where the stakes for communication are high.
--During a public health emergency, displacement due to conflict, or a medical or legal proceeding, individuals should be entitled to the services of a competent, and ideally professionally certified, interpreter.
--Yet too often a “monolingual mindset” endangers speakers with unmet communication needs.
--We will also consider the potential of artificial intelligence to fill communication gaps in the absence of qualified persons to do the work.

Moderator: Sabine von Mering – Brandeis University; Introducer: Leigh Swigart – Brandeis University; Panelists: Lissie Wahl-Kleiser - Harvard Medical School (interpretation in healthcare contexts); Katie Becker - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (interpretation in Indigenous languages at the US southern border); Alice Delorme Benites and Romina Schaub-Torsello - The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (machine translation/interpretation for crisis communication with refugees in Switzerland); Ahmed el Khamloussy - International Criminal Court (interpretation in languages of lesser diffusion for accused persons); and Laura Kunreuther - Bard College (interpretation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya)

11/01/2022

Brandeis University students: As you plan your summer, we invite you to apply for a Projects for Peace student grant of up to $10,000! Projects for Peace encourages innovative and community-centered responses to the world’s most pressing issues. Find out more and apply: https://bit.ly/3FjrEmR Application deadline is January 12 at 9PM - start getting ready now!

Academic Fellowships at Brandeis University Brandeis Dean of Students Office

The International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life is pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for the 2023 Davis Projects for Peace grant. All Brandeis undergraduate students are eligible to apply for this $10,000 grant.

03/07/2022

Join us for "Languaging Myths and Realities: Journeys of Chinese International Students" -- A workshop with Prof. Qianqian Zhang-Wu of Northeastern University
Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 12:00-1:15 p.m.

Zoom registration: https://brandeis.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYqfuypqzMtE9ywds35Bsovt8qKJhBtorTt

Co-hosted by the International Center for Ethics, Justice and Public Life; the International Students and Scholars Office; and the English Language Programs.

In this online workshop, Dr. Zhang-Wu makes a compelling case to understand and support multilingual international students beyond the monolithic misconceptions of working with “English language learners.”

Drawing upon findings of her recent book "Languaging Myths and Realities: Journeys of Chinese International Students" (Multilingual Matters, 2021), Dr. Zhang-Wu explains how international students use their rich multilingual and multi-modal communicative repertories to facilitate languaging across contexts.

This interactive workshop provides hands-on strategies that are applicable to various higher education classrooms and discusses how university support systems might better serve the needs of multilingual international students. There will be a live Q&A at the end of the workshop.

Qianqian Zhang-Wu is Assistant Professor of English and Director of Multilingual Writing at Northeastern University, USA. Her research focuses on bilingualism, biliteracies, and TESOL.

02/28/2022

In honor of Black History Month, we look back to the 2021 panel "Black Lives Matter Under a New Presidency: What Lies Ahead?" featuring Gittler and Richman awardees Angela Glover Blackwell, Jeffrey L. Brown, and Beverly Daniel Tatum. This event, convened by the International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life, The Brandeis University Office of the President, and the Brandeis U. Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, explored questions surrounding racial justice in our current political moment. See the video:

The Ethics Center manages two programs on behalf of the Office of the President: the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize and the Richman Distinguished Fellowship in Public Life. These two programs have brought to campus a number of high-profile scholars and public figures who are engaged on issues of ...

02/24/2022

ACTION PACT BOSTON PRESENTS
Ready, Resilient, Reinvented: A Video Competition
Submit to Bit.Ly/ResilientActionPact by MARCH 16TH


The top three winners will be offered a cash prize. First place will receive $500, second place $250, and third place $100.

-Create a 1-3 minute video sharing what climate change means to you
-Communicate the urgency of taking action within the next few years.
-Identify an opportunity for climate mitigation and resilience at an individual, community, city, or state level.
-Close with a clear action ask of the audience.

Submit to Bit.Ly/ResilientActionPact by MARCH 16TH

Brandeis University is an affiliate member of the Boston Green Ribbon Commission, who are part of this effort. As the world grapples with the current and future effects of climate change, the Boston Green Ribbon Commission is working with stakeholders across the Greater Boston area to develop shared strategies to contribute to a climate-ready Boston.

12/07/2021

Last chance: Brandeis University students: serve as research participants for a study about international students on the Brandeis campus -- survey closes this week!

You will have the chance to win one of twenty $30 gift cards. After you have completed the survey, you will be given a chance to opt in to be part of the follow-up interview phase of the study. If selected for an interview, you will be compensated with a $30 gift card.

Are you an undergraduate or graduate international student enrolled at Brandeis University? The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life is looking for participants to take part in approximately a 10-minute survey exploring the linguistic life of international students.

We hope the “Multilingual Life on a Monolingual Campus: the Linguistic Experiences of International Students at Brandeis University” study will help the entire Brandeis campus community become more aware of its attitudes around languages and their speakers, and to better appreciate and understand the multilingual members of our community.

The survey can be accessed at this link:
https://brandeis.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dclJQ1bzawi9NTE
More about the study and the research team:
https://www.brandeis.edu/.../events-and-projects/index.html

11/15/2021

WANTED: Brandeis University students to serve as research participants for a study about international students on the Brandeis campus

Are you an undergraduate or graduate international student enrolled at Brandeis University? The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life is looking for participants to take part in approximately a 10-minute survey exploring the linguistic life of international students.

We hope the “Multilingual Life on a Monolingual Campus: the Linguistic Experiences of International Students at Brandeis University” study will help the entire Brandeis campus community become more aware of its attitudes around languages and their speakers, and to better appreciate and understand the multilingual members of our community.

By taking part in this short survey, you will have the chance to win one of twenty $30 gift cards. After you have completed the survey, you will be given a chance to opt in to be part of the follow-up interview phase of the study. If selected for an interview, you will be compensated with a $30 gift card.

The survey can be accessed at this link:
https://brandeis.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dclJQ1bzawi9NTE

More about the study and the research team:
https://www.brandeis.edu/ethics/international-justice/language-culture-justice/events-and-projects/index.html

Multilingual Life on a Monolingual Campus: A project exploring the linguistic experiences of international students in English language-medium universities

09/10/2020

Why do YOU vote? University Professor Anita Hill kicks off the VoteDeis video series by sharing her own reasons for voting.
VoteDeis is a new, non-partisan coalition of Brandeis students, staff, faculty and alumni, organized by the Ethics Center's ENACT program with the Office of the Dean of Students, that aims to make sure eligible University community members make a plan, register to vote and cast their ballot in upcoming elections. Learn more about the initiative and be inspired by some more of the Brandeis community at go.brandeis.edu/votedeis.

04/14/2020

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04/01/2020

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03/30/2020

We at the Ethics Center wish you well in these challenging times. During the pandemic we are working remotely and will continue to share interesting and relevant news with you throughout the semester. See this week's update.

Dear subscribers, we wish you well in these challenging times. Brandeis University is closed during the pandemic, but we are working remotely and will continue to share interesting and relevant news with you throughout the semester. What's Happening? A special edition of The International Journal of...

03/11/2020

Since the coronavirus emerged in January, the university has been tracking developments, making recommendations about travel, and reminding our community that we must be supportive of each other at a time when many are becoming alarmed.