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.2025-2026 UDRs
Ella is a senior from Lincoln, Massachusetts majoring in Psychology and Health: Science, Society, and Policy (HSSP) with a minor in Journalism. She has always loved to write, and her interest in journalism took off after taking a Documentary Journalism course her first year at Brandeis. Now in her seventh journalism class, she’s especially interested in the ethics of journalism—particularly how responsible reporting can build public trust and influence how people interpret news and current events. Ella is happy to answer questions about the program, recommend courses, or just talk about anything journalism-related!
Aiko Njuguna is a senior from Nairobi, Kenya, majoring in Neuroscience and minoring in Journalism. She was drawn to the journalism department, at Brandeis, after taking a journalism class on a whim, in her freshman year. The courses she has taken in this department have been integral to her Brandeis experience; she is overjoyed to share that same experience with others. Feel free to reach out to Aiko with any questions you might have about the journalism department!