Undergraduate Departmental Representatives
Undergraduate departmental representatives serve as a resource and representative for fellow majors and minors and potential majors and minors, and brings student concerns and/or ideas to the program faculty. They also provide feedback to the program chair, undergraduate advising head, and faculty regarding scheduling problems, course offerings, etc. and help organize events for majors, minors and other interested students.
2024-2025 UDRs
Ellen Richards is a junior from Reading, Massachusetts who is majoring in
History and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies and minoring in French and
Francophone Studies and History of Ideas. Her areas of interest include feminist
history, post-colonialism, constructions of gender throughout time, and much
more. She is a Humanities Fellow and a member of the theatrical group Hold Thy
Peace. In her downtime, she enjoys a variety of activities from fiber arts and
reading to watching stand-up comedy and queuing for rock concerts. Please
reach out anytime, all questions are welcome.
Naomi Stephenson is a Humanities Fellow from Belmont, MA, majoring in History and International and Global Studies and minoring in English, French, and Legal Studies. On campus, she works as an Admissions Fellow and as a Hebrew School teacher. She is involved with the theater community on campus, having directed "The Tempest," "As You Like It," and "Hamlet." Naomi is also the Arts Editor for the Brandeis Hoot and serves on the eboards of the Brandeis Democrats and the Brandeis Ballet Club. This fall, she will be studying abroad in Paris, France. In her not-so-copious free time Naomi enjoys reading, baking, and slowly improving at the New York Times crossword. Feel free to reach out with any questions about the History department, or just Brandeis in general!