Office of Graduate Affairs

Campus Resources

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The Office of Graduate Affairs is committed to support students’ well-being and can help you find a broad variety of resources on campus. If you don’t find what you need here, please call or email us in the Office of Graduate Affairs (781-736-3546; graduateaffairs@brandeis.edu).

Academic Resources

Accessibility Support

  • Student Accessibility Support (SAS) Students with disabilities make up an important part of our Brandeis community. Our diverse community includes students with a range of physical, sensory, psychological, medical and learning disabilities. Visit SAS if you are seeking accessibility accommodations.

  •  Graduate Student Webinar focuses on the work that  SAS does with students. It outlines the various aspects of accommodations, the documentation needed, as well as other campus supports available for students. Please set the CC (closed caption) button to Audio Transcript for viewing correct captions for the webinar.

  • The Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) Students who may need accommodations due to pregnancy or religious practices, please email the OEO at oeo@brandeis.edu. they can help you with any concerns about accessibility on campus.

Career Support

  • Brandeis International Business School: The Business School's Career Strategies and Engagement Center provides a personal approach to Business students' post-Brandeis career, offering customized planning to help achieve your employment goals.

  • The Heller School for Social Policy and Management: The Heller Career Development Center helps Heller students with one-on-one career coaching, workshops, online resources and more, and works with you to find a position that’s the best possible fit.
  • Brandeis Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Professional development at GSAS is for both doctoral and master's students in all departments and at all stages of their career. GSAS professional development staff help students pursue fulfilling careers in the private sector, academia, nonprofits and government.
  • The Hiatt Career Center : The Hiatt Career Center supports Brandeis undergraduate students and undergraduate alumni in developing the skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

Community Standards and Dispute Resolution

  • Student Rights and Community Standards: all students, graduate and undergraduate, can turn to the department of student rights and community standards if they have concerns about inappropriate behavior by other members of the Brandeis community. This office oversees Rights and Responsibilities, which is our student code of conduct.
  • University Ombuds: are a confidential resource for students, faculty and staff who need help resolving questions, concerns, disputes or complaints. The Ombuds is a neutral, impartial and independent office responsible for protecting the interests and rights of members of the Brandeis community.
  • Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO): Brandeis University is committed to providing its students, staff and faculty with an environment conducive to learning, and working, and where all people are treated with respect and dignity. OEO helps the University comply with laws regarding discrimination, harassment and sexual violence, including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADA, and the Rehabilitation Act Section 504.

Health, Identity and Counseling Resources

  • Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC): The BCC provides both individual and group therapy sessions for students. Their counselors understand the stress that graduate school can cause, and are a great source of self-care.
  • Brandeis Student Health Center: the Health Center is open to all students, regardless of your type of insurance.
  • Prevention, Advocacy and Resource Center (PARC): PARC is Brandeis’ main resource for students impacted by violence, with a focus on preventing sexual misconduct and supporting students who have been impacted by sexual misconduct, either while at Brandeis or at any other time in their lives.
  • Center for Spiritual Life: The Center for Spiritual Life offers a safe space for students to explore their spirituality and find their place in the world, on their terms. Whether students are rooted in a particular faith tradition or searching for answers to fundamental human questions, you can turn to this Center to find a supportive community, access a non-judgmental spiritual mentor, and find opportunities to serve others.
  • InterCultural Center (ICC): The ICC is dedicated to creating a haven of respect, education and celebration that aims to develop critical consciousness and awareness of the myriad cultures of Brandeis University. It also works to foster a welcoming community where diverse experiences and perspectives are valued and dedication to the understanding of cultures and tonicities is essential.
  • Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC): The Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC), founded in 2014, focuses on diversity and inclusion for women and LGBTQ+ communities. They provide educational and professional development opportunities to faculty, staff, and students at Brandeis University.

Graduate Housing

While Brandeis does not offer on-campus housing for graduate students, we have many resources to help you find housing either right here in Waltham or in the greater Boston metro area.

International Students

Safety

  • Public Safety: The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the protection of life and property at Brandeis University, and is also the department that oversees parking and shuttle services.
  • Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO): Brandeis University is committed to providing its students, staff and faculty with an environment conducive to learning, and working, and where all people are treated with respect and dignity. OEO helps the University comply with laws regarding discrimination, harassment and sexual violence, including Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, ADA, and the Rehabilitation Act Section 504.
  • Prevention, Advocacy and Resource Center (PARC): PARC is Brandeis’ main resource for students impacted by violence, with a focus on preventing sexual misconduct and supporting students who have been impacted by sexual misconduct, either while at Brandeis or at any other time in their lives.