Academic Services

All class years can utilize Roosevelt Fellows! Roosevelt Fellows proactively outreach to a caseload of new students but are a resource for the entire undergradute community. 

During the Fall 2020 semester, all Roosevelt Fellow office hours will be virtual. Students will log into the common Roosevelt Fellow zoom room and will be seen by a Roosevelt Fellow during their office hours on a first-come first-served basis. Other ways to connect with the Roosevelt Fellows include by appointment outside of scheduled office hours, via email, and through virtual events.

People often think of the Roosevelt Fellows as a resource for course registration, but they can provide so much more! You can talk to the Roosevelt Fellows about a variety of different topics including:

• academic planning and decision making

• understanding the Brandeis core curriculum, major/minor and pre-health requirements

• understanding academic policies

• exploring departments

• balancing academics and extracurriculars

• difficulty in a class

• building relationships with professors and getting involved in research

• transitioning to college

• accessing campus resources

There are several reasons why someone might prefer to meet with a Roosevelt Fellow over an academic advisor. You can usually meet with a Roosevelt Fellow more quickly than an academic advisor, advisors can book out a few weeks in advance. Some students prefer to meet with a peer, it can be a more informal conversation. Roosevelt Fellows are Brandeis students who have experienced many of the same challenges and successes as the peers they advise, they can provide insight in a way a staff advisor cannot. Roosevelt Fellows are trained on when to refer to academic advisors, but they can confidently answer many of the same questions asked of staff!

All new students are assigned a Roosevelt Fellow by last name.  Roosevelt Fellows will reach out to their advisees periodically via email with academic reminders and event updates. Students are encouraged to build a relationship with their assigned Roosevelt Fellow or another member of the RF team. The Roosevelt Fellow alphabetical split is as follows:

All Roosevelt Fellows have extensive training on the Brandeis curriculum and academic policies, regardless of their major or academic interest, so often you will find any Roosevelt Fellow can answer your questions! If you are a new student and would like to speak with a Roosevelt Fellow outside of the one you were assigned, please feel free to review the bios and schedule and contact anyone in the group. If you have very specific departmental questions, Undergraduate Departmental Representatives (UDRs) are another peer resource you can reach out to. The UDR web site has an explanation of the differences between Roosevelt Fellows and UDRs. 

The Roosevelt Fellows post frequent updates on our Facebook and Instagram pages. You can also speak with a current Roosevelt Fellow or the program coordinator, Katie Dunn.

Information about the Roosevelt Fellow application process is typically released towards the end of the fall semester, and the written application is due in the spring semester. To be eligible for the position, students must be rising juniors or seniors in good academic standing and able to commit to the full academic year.