How We Remember
Exemplifying Brandeis University's research strengths, the Aging, Culture and Cognition Lab, led by psychology professor Angela Gutchess, explores the effects of age and culture on memory and social processes. Its work includes comparing East Asian and Western cultures to gain insight into memory across continents. Learn more.
Supporting a Culture
The Brandeis Genesis Institute for Russian Jewry fosters a lifelong, worldwide network of engaged Russian-speaking Jews. By developing and sustaining the Jewish identity of Russian speakers, the institute helps a new generation treasure their heritage. Visit the Web site.
Ten Days at the Crossroads
Students from Brandeis University and Al-Quds University learn about literature and philosophy during the Brandeis/Al-Quds Summer Institute in Istanbul, Turkey. But they also learn much more – about understanding the “other,” bridging divides and building relationships. Read more.
Multiple Perspectives
In the Middle East, one size does not fit all. So the Crown Center for Middle East Studies offers students a course on “Conflict and Peacemaking,” team-taught by three faculty: an Israeli, a Palestinian and an Egyptian. Learn more about Crown Center education.
Words and Deeds
Professor Jane Hale doesn’t just teach Brandeis students about the importance of literacy, she also makes it happen. She founded Family Literacy Lesotho, which published the first children’s books in Lesotho’s primary language, Sesotho. Read more.
Life-changing Experience
For the Sorensen Fellowship, Brandeis undergraduates combine academic and experiential learning, highlighted by an internship with an organization of their choice. Through activities like preserving the rainforest, fighting AIDS or teaching literacy, students make their mark on the world. Meet the 2009 Fellows.
Eyes on the Epidemic
A senior scientist at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Joan Kaufman focuses on global health policy. As China team leader for the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative, she works to defeat a scourge that knows no boundaries. Read more about her work on AIDS policy.
Partnerships for Change
At Brandeis, our connections with the world are two-way streets. Students who work, research and study abroad cooperate with local people and institutions to create social justice. Our faculty participates in international partnerships in search of knowledge-based approaches to issues of sustainable development. Our campus life pulses with events on world issues and with international students and visitors who in turn spread Brandeis zeal and learning to all points of the globe. And we use the bridges of arts and culture to build and sustain connections based on equality and mutual respect.
News and Features
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