Graduate Studies in Computational Linguistics

Advising Information for Current CL MS Students

Each semester, there are set office hour times when Computational Linguistics MS Students can bring their questions, problems, or feedback to their advisors. This includes questions about curriculum and course selection, degree requirements, issues you're having in a class or in school, career planning, planning for PhD study, Exit Requirements, and anything else you'd like to ask about or discuss. The advising office hour schedule for this semester is listed lower on this page.

In addition, assistance is available from the Division of Science Graduate Affairs office by emailing scigradoffice@brandeis.edu. The Graduate Affairs Office can provide you with information related to your academic records, campus resources, and administrative questions.

For all forms, academic advising questions, administrative questions, and when you’re not sure who to ask, please email clms-advising-group@brandeis.edu, which sends an email to Professor Sophia Malamud, CL MS Director of Graduate Studies; and Professor Lotus Goldberg, CL MS Vice Chair and advisor.

Finally, for career advising, including questions about finding internships and jobs, resume review, offers and negotiation, and preparation for industry receptions, please see Prof. Constantine Lignos (lignos@brandeis.edu), who you can email to set up an appointment.

Spring 2025 CL MS Academic Advising Office Hour Information

Please see the CL MS Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Sophia Malamud (smalamud@brandeis.edu) as your default option.  If there are no appointment slots available with Sophia that you can make, feel free to schedule one with CL MS Vice Chair and advisor Professor Lotus Goldberg (lmgold@brandeis.edu).

Spring 2025 Regular Office Hour Times 

  • Sophia:
    • Tuesdays 4:00-500pm, by appointment – Zoom only (for advising or her courses)
    • Fridays 1:00-3:00pm, by appointment – in person or on Zoom (for advising or her courses)
  • Lotus:
    • Tuesdays 1:40-2:40pm, by appointment – in person or on Zoom (for advising and/or help with Linguistic Typology)
    • Thursdays 1:40-2:40pm, by appointment – in person or on Zoom (for advising and/or help with Linguistic Typology)

Sign up for one or more back-to-back 10 minute slots, according to how much time you'll need using the appointment page:

Please DO sign up for multiple slots if you know you have a longer question, so that we'll have enough time. We encourage attending in person as a default, but you are welcome to come in either in person or on Zoom, according to whatever’s most convenient for you.

To see Sophia, come to her office in Volen 215, or join on Zoom. To see Lotus, come to her office in Volen 252 or join on Zoom.

If you cannot make any of the listed office hours, please send an email with several possible times that you can make to clms-advising-group@brandeis.edu, and either Sophia or Lotus will set up an appointment with you.