Maggie Balch, Associate Dean of Student Life, oversees the departments of Residence Life, Student Development and Conduct, and Orientation and First-Year Programs. She also directs programming for the University Merit Scholars as well as sitting on various campus committees.
Dean Balch completed her undergraduate studies at Penn State, University, and completed her Master's at the University of Connecticut. She worked at Washington University in St. Louis, Indiana University, and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth before joining Brandeis.

