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Diana Siegal (Laskin)

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    • 06/08/2012
    Brandeis University
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    Entered in 1948 as part of Brandeis's inaugural class and graduated in 1952. Interview conducted by Rachel Julkowski for Brandeis University Office of Communications; assisted by Maggie McNeely for the University Archives. Coming to Brandeis University Publicity in Boston and Jewish community about founding Wanting to learn Hebrew Campus Being the youngest member of the class Founding/ starting organizations at Brandeis Continuing that post Brandeis Dr. Maslow and the psychology department Menninger Foundation Dr. Baldwin and interview with him Risk taking spirit of the class Naivety of the class Encouragement to ask questions and challenge Ideological battles between faculty and administration Formation and fighting of rules Early value structure Ambitious and self-conscious Implications of “Jewish founded, non sectarian” Dispute over chapels Max Lerner’s General Education class Speakers Leonard Bernstein Margaret Mead Week of the creative arts festival Eleanor Roosevelt’s graduation speech Gus Ranis’s speech Previous education and questioning authority Left wing politics
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