The Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Summer 2023 Heller Magazine

Features

Joseph Assan, Senior Lecturer and Director, MA in Sustainable International Development program, with Larry Simon, Professor and Director, Center for Global Development and Sustainability

A Moment of Serendipity

Joseph Assan shares how he crossed paths with Laurence Simon at a conference, leading to an international move and a new chapter in his career with Heller’s MA in Sustainable International Development program

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Creating a Self-Sufficient Future

Three Heller Social Impact MBA/MA in Sustainable International Development alumni share what they have learned from working with Fab Labs and Makerspaces

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Voices of Heller: Podcast Playlist

A podcast playlist featuring Heller community members who moonlight as podcast hosts, or pinch-hit as guest experts on podcasts we all know and love

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Departments

Q & A with Bawi Mang Lian, MS GHPM/MA SID’23

Bawi Mang Lian, MS GHPM/MA SID’23
Bawi Mang Lian, MS GHPM/MA SID’23, was a civil servant in Myanmar’s Ministry of Health in 2021 before the military deposed the democratically-elected government in a violent coup. He talks about navigating political unrest to provide critical health care.

In Focus: Capturing Peace and Conflict with Photovoice and Everyday Peace Indicators

A woman and a child stand next to a poster depicting a photo of a vacant soccer field, in Cruces, Colombia.
In support of the Colombian Peace Process, Everyday Peace Indicators (EPI) has integrated photovoice into its Everyday Justice project in Colombia.

Letter from the Interim Dean

Interim Dean Maria Madison, ScD
Interim Dean Maria Madison congratulates recent graduates who are prepared to re-enter a world of new challenges and opportunities, and looks ahead to celebrating the 75th and 65th anniversaries of Brandeis and Heller, respectively.

“Heller will continue strengthening its university family membership, partnering to promote a sustainable, rigorous, impactful institution. We embody the university’s mission and continue to adapt to improve its financial position and the Brandeis Framework for the Future. Through our campuswide partnerships, we further the mission of knowledge and empathy, advancing social justice.”

In Case You Missed It

Freada Kapor Klein and Mitch Kapor

“Closing the Equity Gap” with impact investors Freada Kapor Klein, PhD’84, and Mitch Kapor

The founders of Kapor Capital joined Interim Dean Maria Madison for a conversation on their newly-released book and the success they’ve had investing in gap-closing tech startups.

A small group sits around a table with a laptop and paper notes

Brandeis punches above its weight in social science research

BrandeisNOW shares that Brandeis University is a leading institution when it comes to research in the social sciences, according to data from the National Science Foundation.

Heller Magazine is published by the Heller School Office of Communications

INTERIM DEAN
Maria Madison

BOARD OF ADVISORS CHAIR
Constance Fairweather Kane, PhD’85

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD PRESIDENT
Isaac K. Cudjoe, MA COEX’18, PhD

HELLER OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

  • Lynn Davis, Assistant Dean of Admissions and Communications
  • Alexandra Rubington, Web Manager

INTEGRATED DESIGN, BRANDEIS OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

  • Deborah Wieder, Director
  • Jessica Tanny, Senior Graphic Designer
  • Claudia Herman, Editor
  • Jessica Quirk, Production Manager

CONTRIBUTORS

  • David Eisenberg
  • Annie Harrison, Rabb MS’21
  • Rachel Horvath
  • Bethany Romano, MBA’17

ABOUT THE COVER

  • MA SID Program Director Joseph Assan with Center for Global Development and Sustainability Director Laurence Simon. Photo by Daniel Holmes.