Brandeis University Admissions
Meet Our Faculty
As a Brandeis undergrad, you'll learn from the same world-class professors who lead our graduate programs — thinkers, researchers and educators whose contributions shape the discourse of entire disciplines.
Ulka Anjaria: Citizens of the World
When faculty love what they teach, students love what they learn. English Professor Ulka Anjaria teaches literature, film — and the coolest class on Bollywood. "My Bollywood class is really a class where you can love the film and you can analyze the film. It’s a class about how you study something that you love," she says.
Govind Sreenivasan: Bringing History to Life
History at Brandeis is a way of thinking about the past and making sense of human experiences.
Daniel Bergstresser: Economics and Human Behavior
In every discipline, Brandeis faculty help students ask big questions and develop their thinking.
Learn With the Best
Brandeis faculty are widely recognized for their work in the classroom and their outstanding research in a variety of fields — from neuroscience, to business, to American history to theater arts.
And when we say widely recognized, we mean it:
- Nobel Prize winners
- MacArthur "genius grant" Fellows
- Members of the National Academy of Sciences
- Members of the National Institute of Medicine
- Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Fellows of the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
- Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
- Howard Hughes Medical Professor
Be More Than a Number
But award-winning doesn't mean inaccessible. At Brandeis, those brilliant, field-leading faculty who are shaping conversations at the frontiers of knowledge are the same ones giving lectures, grading papers and inviting you to collaborate on important research and creative projects. They'll get to know your strengths, help you grow and help guide you toward a successful and rewarding career.
Faculty Research
Here are just some of the game-changing research projects Brandeis faculty are leading, in the lab and out in the world.
Polling and the Impeachment of President Trump
Amber Spry, assistant professor of African and African American studies and politics, offers her expertise in identity politics, political attitudes and polling.
Brandeis Scientists Join Fight Against COVID-19
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Tijana Ivanovic and computer science professors Pengyu Hong and Hongfu Liu are three of the Brandeis researchers bringing their unique approaches and insights to the COVID-19 battle.
Inspiring Women in Science
For many undergraduate science students, the first time they meet Melissa Kosinski-Collins is the beginning of a life-changing connection through mentorship.
Ancient Maya Kingdom Unearthed in a Backyard in Mexico
Little is known about how Maya realms managed to persist despite constant hostilities from more powerful kingdoms. Associate Professor of Anthropology Charles Golden and his colleagues plan to find out.
Urban Agriculture and the Growth of Stronger Communities
Associate Professor of Sociology Sara Shostak seeks to understand and address health inequalities in New England cities — as well as what it means to be an effective change agent.
Pandemic and Dystopian Movies: A Brief History
Professor of American Studies Tom Doherty explores the difference between a plague film like "Panic in the Streets" and the ever-popular zombie apocalypse genre — namely, that the former scenario can really happen.