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What was your idea of perfect happiness when you were at Brandeis?

Driving into Waltham in the evening with friends for pizza.

When or where were you most miserable at Brandeis?

When Martin Luther King Jr.

was killed. I was enraged.

Who was your favorite Brandeis professor?

Ruth Morgenthau, professor of international politics.

Where did you usually spend Saturday night?

Parties on campus, visiting friends in Cambridge.

What is the most important value you learned at Brandeis?

The importance of social awareness, and a commitment to positive engagement in affecting life around me.

Which talent did Brandeis help you develop most?

Listening — there was so much to grasp that was new to me, that I didn’t know and wanted to learn.

What do you wish you had studied harder?

History.

I hardly took any history courses, and had to read and study on my own after college.

What three words of advice would you give to current Brandeis students?

Listen, lear