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I used to be a TV star

January 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m just putting this out there before someone finds it when I’m famous and tries to ruin my life (my buddy Josh already threatened me with this).
You may know that I earned my new media stripes as the President of Brandeis TV, doing all sorts of fun digital video stuff before YouTube, before Jakob Lodwick [...]

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Tags: About · Brandeis · Video Wheaties

Clinton to visit Brandies University

November 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Those of you who know me, know about my love for Brandeis University. It’s a place that matters a lot to me, and where I really took so much.That being said, it excites me to learn that Bill Clinton will be speaking at Brandeis in early December, there to dedicate a new program at [...]

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Tags: Brandeis · Leadership

Community and Legacy at Young Institutions: Brandeis Convocation 2007

September 4th, 2007 ·

Late last month, I was honored to speak during Brandeis University’s Convocation ceremony for the Class of 2011 (coverage here). My duty in the ceremony was to present the incoming class their class banner — the first time an alumnus was selected for the job — and say a few words about what a class [...]

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Tags: Brandeis · Leadership · Public Record · Web Startup

Global Feminism: This Flat World Still Has Borders

February 9th, 2007 ·

We know the World is Flat.
Those of us taking part in the Web 2.0 movement are getting awards for flattening it.
But beyond the flow of money and information, how flat is the word?
Last night I went to an interesting event called “Feminism Across Borders: Labor, Families, and Globalization” at The Brandeis House, on the Upper [...]

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Tags: Brandeis · Economy · Ethics · Politics

We Knew We Were Pilgrims

October 20th, 2006 ·

“Organization can never be a substitute for initiative and for judgment.”
-Justice Louis Brandeis
As I write this, I’m on a train heading towards Boston to attend the annual weekend-long leadership conference at Brandeis University called BAMD! - Brandeis Alumni Making a Difference. While I was packing reading material for the trip, I decided to brush aside [...]

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Tags: Brandeis · Leadership · Web Startup