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Academics
Academics
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Combining academic rigor with career preparation.

Brandeis offers rigorous programs through four schools, combining the strengths of a liberal arts education with professional preparation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Admissions & Aid
Admissions & Aid
- Admissions & Aid
- Undergraduate Admissions
- Graduate Admissions
- Financial Aid
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Decisions, decisions

Choosing a college (education) is a really big decision. There's so much to think about: size, location, campus community, professors, career services, majors, clubs. The good news is that the most important qualities of a Brandeis education never change: academic rigor, a welcoming, diverse community, innovation in teaching and learning.
Research
Research
- Centers and Institutes
- Funding Resources
- Research
Explore, collaborate, discover

A commitment to improving human lives is the engine of our research enterprise. Brandeis is an R1 research university, one of just 71 members of the Association of American Universities, an organization of elite research institutions in North America on the leading edge of scientific innovation and wellbeing.
Athletics
Student Life
Student Life
- Student Life
- Housing/Community Living
- Dining
- Clubs and Organizations
- Community Service
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Keep calm and get connected

Free pizza at midnight during finals. Clubs that range from a cappella groups to skydiving. If you can’t find your passion here, you can create it — and find other Brandeisians who want to join you.
Arts
Arts
- Arts
- Rose Art Museum
Art for everybody's sake

Art makes things happen. It bridges cultures and forges understanding. It sparks conversation and inspires creativity. Since our founding, the arts have always played an important role in our commitment to global citizenship and social change.
About
About
- Mission and Diversity Statements
- Fast Facts
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Learn, engage, lead

There is no other place like Brandeis. As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, we are dedicated to first-rate undergraduate education while making groundbreaking discoveries. Our 235-acre campus is located in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation.

Meredith Ainbinder

General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the President
JD, Boston College Law School

Meredith Ainbinder is the general counsel and senior advisor to the president of Brandeis, responsible for the legal affairs of the university. Before serving in this role, she was chief of staff and senior advisor to the president.

Prior to joining Brandeis, Ainbinder served as vice president and general counsel at Emerson College, where she provided legal guidance and direction on governance, risk management and institutional priorities, among other areas directly relevant to higher education. Before her time at Emerson, she held a number of roles and leadership positions in the legal field, including as a partner in the litigation group of intellectual property boutique Sunstein, LLP, and as senior in-house litigation counsel at Osram Sylvania.

Ainbinder earned a BA from Brown University and a JD from Boston College Law School, and is a past president of the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts.