While I am travelling in Patagonia, a press release of January 11 cheered Brandeis people up:

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President Jimmy Carter due to speak on campus

Released on January 11, 2007
Contact: Dennis Nealon 781-736-4205 nealon@brandeis.edu

WALTHAM, Mass., Jan. 10, 2007 -- Former President Jimmy Carter has accepted an invitation from a student and faculty committee at Brandeis University to speak on campus, perhaps as soon as Jan. 23, athough the date may be subject to change.
The Brandeis Faculty and Student Committee for the Visit of President Carter invited former President Carter to "address our community of students and scholars." The former President will give remarks and take questions from audience members. The event will last about one hour and is open to members of the university community only. Space, time and parking limitations, among other logistical concerns, make it impossible to offer public access to the event itself.

A Carter representative said today that the former President had accepted the invitation to visit Brandeis from the Faculty and Student Committee for the Visit of President Carter.

Details of the visit are being worked out with President Carter's staff and more information will be forthcoming. Expect another community email and updates on the main page.

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