Skip to content

Academics
Academics
- Academics
- Degree Programs
- Graduate Programs
- Brandeis Online
- Summer Programs
A community of learners, scholars and teachers

Find yourself. Lose yourself. Get your answers questioned and your questions answered. A Brandeis education is a vigorous exploration in critical analysis, creativity and self-expression.
Admissions & Aid
Admissions & Aid
- Admissions & Aid
- Undergraduate Admissions
- Graduate Admissions
- Financial Aid
- Summer School
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
- Research
- Centers and Institutes
- Funding Resources
Collaborate, discover, explore

Inquiry, scholarship, collaboration and a passion to improve human lives are the building blocks of our DNA. At Brandeis, students learn persistence, creativity, collaboration and critical thinking — and, of course, the joy of discovery.
Athletics
Student Life
Student Life
- Student Life
- Housing/Community Living
- Dining
- Clubs and Organizations
- Community Service
- Athletics
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
- Brandeis Arts Engagement
- 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
- Visiting
- Administration
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.

Steven S. Locke

Download Photo
For Web (72 dpi)
For Print (300 dpi)

General Counsel
BA, Lafayette College
JD, Boston College Law School

Steven S. Locke joined the Office of General Counsel in 2005 and served as Deputy General Counsel from July 2012 through January 2014, when he was appointed the university’s general counsel. He oversees the university’s legal affairs and advises the Board of Trustees, president, administration and faculty on a wide variety of legal matters. He is also responsible for managing legal matters, including litigation, handled by outside counsel.

Prior to joining Brandeis, Locke served as the general counsel at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) from 2001 to 2005. He directed the legal operations of the commission, including overseeing its prosecutorial and appellate functions. Locke also briefed and argued several key cases before the Massachusetts appellate courts, including the landmark case of Stonehill College v. MCAD, 441 Mass. 549 (2004), designated by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as the most important Massachusetts court decision of 2004.

Locke currently serves as a member of the MCAD Advisory Board. He has served as cochair of the Boston Bar Association College and University Law Group. Locke has also taught as an adjunct professor at Suffolk University Law School and New England School of Law.

Locke received his BA from Lafayette College and his JD from Boston College Law School.