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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Brandeis University
MS 031
415 South Street
Waltham, Mass 02453-2783
781-736-3410
781-736-3412 (fax)
GSAS Staff
Malcolm Watson, Dean
Peggy Higgins
Associate Dean, Student Academic and Financial Services
David Cotter
Associate Dean, Enrollment and Marketing
Admission and Enrollment
Laurie Nichols
Assistant Director for Marketing and Recruitment
Jaclyn Farina
Assistant Director of Admission Operations
Amy Reardon
Admission Coordinator
Student Academic and Financial Services
Linda Casey
Financial Aid Coordinator
Brooke Harrison Ball
Assistant Director for Communications and Programming
Sue Levine
Assistant Director for Career Services
Katharine Linnehan
Assistant Director for Financial Aid and Student Services
Meghan Peck
Assistant Director of Academic Standing
| Responsibilities by Topic | |
| Accepted Student Chats | L. Nichols |
| Admission Counseling | J. Farina |
| Advertising | L. Nichols |
| Alumni & Donor Relations |
B. Ball |
| Application Questions (admission) | A. Reardon |
| Awards & Prizes | B. Ball |
| Four-Year BA/MA & BS/MS questions | J. Farina |
| Career Counseling | S. Levine |
| Deferrals (admission) |
J. Farina |
| Degree and Extension Monitoring | P. Higgins |
| Disability Coordinator | K. Linnehan |
| Dissertation Submission | M. Peck |
| Employer Relations | S. Levine |
| Fellowships (external) | B. Ball |
| Financial Assistance (master's and certificate) | K. Linnehan |
| Funding (doctoral) | P. Higgins |
| Graduate Council | M. Watson |
| Graduation | M. Peck |
| Grievance Procedures | M. Watson |
| GSA/Council on Graduate Student Issues Liaison | K. Linnehan |
| Health Services Liaison | K. Linnehan |
| International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) Liaison | A. Reardon |
| Job Search | S. Levine |
| Marketing | D. Cotter |
| Master's Thesis Submission | M. Peck |
| Newsletter | B. Ball |
| Non-Degree/Special Students | J. Farina |
| Open House | L. Nichols |
| Orientation (new students) | K. Linnehan and J. Farina |
| Payroll Liaison | L. Casey |
| Rabb Office Assignments | M. Peck |
| Readmission | P. Higgins |
| Recruitment | L. Nichols |
| Registrar Liaison | P. Higgins |
| Student Change of Status | P. Higgins |
| Student Financial Services Liaison | L. Casey |
| Student Loans | K. Linnehan |
| Teaching Fellow Practicum | B. Ball |
| Tuition Deposits | J. Farina |
| Web Maintenance | B. Ball |
| Workshop Coordinator | B. Ball |
Topics Covered Outside of the GSAS
| Graduate Student Affairs | Graduate Student Affairs |
| Health Insurance & Immunizations | Health Center |
| Housing (off-campus) | Robin Hennessey |
| International Students & Scholars | ISSO |
| Registrar (graduate) | Richard Cunnane |
| Student Accounts | Student Accounts |