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Brandeis University and Plaintiffs Settle Rose Art Museum Lawsuit

artwork: Piero di Cosimo's "The Discovery of Honey by Bacchus" on exhibition at the Rose Art Museum - Collection of the Worcester Art Museum.


WALTHAM, MASS.- Brandeis University and four Rose Art Museum supporters who filed suit two years ago against the university over its handling of the museum during the financial crisis have settled the case and say they are now focused on the future of one of the region’s greatest cultural treasures. As a result, the claims of plaintiffs Meryl Rose, Jonathan Lee, Lois Foster and Gerald Fineberg have been dismissed in Suffolk Probate and Family Court in Boston. On June 20, the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General terminated its review of Brandeis. Allen Alter ’71, former head of the Brandeis Alumni Association and a current university trustee, added: “This is great news for our alumni, who treasure the Rose and take pride in it as part of the Brandeis experience, for them and for future students.”