Global Brandeis

Darfur Survivors Inspire Activism

Sudanese refugees and immigrants studying at Brandeis, including Heller MA student Panther Alier (right), are leading activism against the Darfur genocide.

Wien alumnus helps lead Japan forward

Wakako Kimoto Hironaka '64 (top, right), now serving her fourth term as a member of the House of Councillors, was one of the first Wien International Scholars at Brandeis.

Foreign Correspondent

Alumnus Guy Raz '96 was awarded the RIAS Berlin Prize and the Burns Award for his reporting from Germany and Eastern Europe. He is now the Defense Correspondent for National Public Radio (NPR).

Iraq Memory Foundation

The Iraq Memory Foundation, created by The Sylvia K. Hassenfeld Professor of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Kanan Makiya, is devoted to preserving and documenting over 11 million pieces of records detailing the inner workings of the Ba'thist institutions of repression and social control that dominated Iraqi life between 1968 and 2003.

Intercultural Center Celebrates 15 Years

The Intercultural Center is a home away from home for 12 different student cultural clubs and organizations. 

A global leader in Modern Art

The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis has long-established relationships with world-renowned artists, exhibitors and designers. Among the 6,000 objects in its collection are particular highlights in surrealism and photorealism.

Juan Gris (Spain)
"The Siphon", 1913
oil on canvas
Gift of Edgar Kaufmann, Jr. 1959.34

Welcome to the Flat World

Pulitzer Prize-winning Brandeis graduate Thomas Friedman's "The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century" analyzes the progress of globalization.