Title: Anita Hill, then and now

" This weekend Heller school for social policy and management at Brandeis University is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. Over the years the graduate school has been instrumental in teaching research and advocacy on a wide range of issues but these days. No topic is getting as much air as health care reform. And I cover story tonight we meet some of the voices of the Heller school including one professor who sparked a national discussion on women's rights. He's doing he's -- you."

" Professor Bernard development. You know nothing about well."

" October -- 1991. A young writer named Anita Hill testified during the Senate confirmation hearings. Again Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas."

" After a brief discussion of work he would turn the conversation. To a discussion of sexual matters."

" His conversations were very vivid."

" He spoke about acts that he had seen and pornographic films. Involving such matters as women having sex with animals."

" And film shine group sex or rape scenes."

" Her allegations ignited a political firestorm and broke open the issue of sexual harassment in that was then this is now."

" When I testified in 1991 there had been no conversation everyone was aware. What went on in the workplace and you couldn't do in the workplace without knowing that these kinds of things that harassment situation occurred. But there was no attention to it -- on a national level. And there was in many ways and very little done about it as a collective."

" Since then the conversation about sexual harassment has evolved and so has Anita Hill. She's a professor of social justice law and women's studies at Brandeis is Heller school. Tackling issues like gender equality and health care reform with the message."

" Civil rights are not something that we should be embarrassed about pursuing. That we should feel badly about personally but the rights or something. Then really it's what keeps our country strong. And that we should all embrace those and as well as. Help other people went their rights are being violent."

" You could do it eight. A commitment to human rights as the cornerstone of the Heller school health policy expert Stuart Altman. Has worked at -- since 1977. He says what sets it apart from other institutions is a commitment to understanding complex issues and a willingness to implement solutions."

" So you'll see -- graduates. Both in policy Arenas. Developing a policy you'll see them working for government to see them working for not for profit organizations implementing them so -- As well it's an academically based organization is very much an action oriented --"

" But it can't be expanded. To his old Matthews so here's."

" A big part of the action today is clearly focused on health care reform. The school had a substantial role in helping craft Massachusetts health plan -- heard -- and an accomplishment not missed by students like Brian shown who's studying health care policy and one day hopes to serve in the Massachusetts state legislature."

" I've been here for eight years now and I really think that Massachusetts can be a model for the rest of the country Massachusetts Health Care. Even working in most wins in I would like to help improve that model and really expand health coverage here in the commonwealth. To show the rest of the nation that they should get -- and everybody."

" So you've got your eye on politics hopefully awfully big."

" Goals part of the Heller school tradition where solutions to far reaching problems are never easy but -- worthy of careful and constant examination. Whether it's health care reform child abuse laws or race relations the school has been a pioneer and working toward a common ground. A commitment to social justice so no one is left behind."

" Whether the conclusions come because of race and gender or won't or income. All of those things from manner in this country in terms of what kind of opportunities available to individuals. And I wanted to be in a place it was pursuing. An end to those disparities."

" school is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary this weekend with a series of guest speakers and special events for information you can visit the school's web site. At www. Howard dot Brandeis dot edu -- you can also find a link on our website NE CN dot."