Parents and Families

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To ensure you are receiving university updates and communications, please have your student complete these steps in Workday.

Brandeis University on Social Media

Follow Brandeis on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and YouTube. Many of Brandeis’ departments, centers and administrators have their own accounts on social media if you seek more specific news and announcements. View the Social Media Directory.

Emergency Alerts

Brandeis students may register additional contacts to receive emergency alerts. Have your Brandeis student follow these instructions to register your information in Workday Student. 

Crisis communication and severe weather alerts are also posted on the Brandeis Facebook and X pages and on the Brandeis homepage.

Official News and Publications

Student News and Publications

  • The Brandeis Hoot – an independent weekly student newspaper published on Fridays
  • The Justice – an independent weekly student newspaper published on Tuesdays

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