Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Meli Jackson is a student majoring in English with a minor in CAST. They love to make art, play/perform music (especially singing or French horn!), and play video games in their free time. You can frequently find them buying coffee at the C-Store at 1 a.m. They chose CAST because it combined their love for the arts with their passion for activism.
"I am a rising junior at Brandeis majoring in English and Sociology with minors in Social Justice, Social Policy (SJSP) and Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation (CAST). CAST is the program that secured my interest in Brandeis, because it allowed me to combine all of my interests (graphic design, poetry, music, society, and social justice) into one course of study. I actually declared my minor in CAST before declaring a major, because I was just that excited to join the community! I am overjoyed to be a CAST UDR, and I can't wait to work with the rest of the CAST team to bring more artists and change-makers into our beloved program."
"Hi! My name is Caden and I am so excited to be a UDR for Cast! My studies focus primarily on Black studies, especially Black Feminism, and the ways in which art can be used to bring about collective liberation. My favorite CAST course is Provocative Art (highly recommend!!), and I hope to cultivate collaborations with the CAST department and other departments/student organizations focused on art and liberation, as well as varying the forms of art that are associated with social change. In my free time, I like to write, collage, listen to music, make jewelry, and watch video essays."