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Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and higher education pioneer Ruth Simmons to speak at Brandeis’ 73rd Commencement exercises

Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and higher education trailblazer Ruth Simmons will deliver keynote addresses and receive honorary degrees at Brandeis University’s 73rd Commencement exercises on Sunday, May 19.

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Dienstag to compete at NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships

Sam Dienstag '24 of Willmette, Illinois, will be making his third appearance at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships this March 20-23 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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How to leave your comfort zone and build global business relationships

Business professor Andy Molinsky offers strategies to thrive professionally anywhere in the world.

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Robin Wall Kimmerer: Recipient of the 2024 Richman Distinguished Fellowship in Public Life

The celebrated ecologist, educator, and author presented to more than 400 audience members from Brandeis, Wellesley College, Tufts University, and elementary schools from across the Boston area.

Spotlight on Women

Celebrating women's contributions to Brandeis during Women's History Month.

Joyce Antler and Anita Hill

Brandeis Women Who Changed the World

Anita Hill and Joyce Antler ’63 draw connections between generations of women at Brandeis.

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Driving Mrs. Roosevelt

For five days in 1955, Allen Secher ’56 was in the driver's seat and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt sat by his side.

Eve Marder

‘I Felt I Could Be Myself’

Pioneering neuroscientist Eve Marder ’69 discovered her passion for neuroscience as a Brandeis undergraduate and joined the Brandeis faculty as an assistant professor in 1978.

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Pauli Murray, Civil Rights icon and former professor, to appear on American Quarter

Dr. Pauli Murray, a hero of the civil rights movement who served on the Brandeis faculty from 1968-73, will appear on the 11th coin circulated by the United States Mint as part of the American Women’s Quarters Program in 2024.

Of Note

Thanks to a major new grant, English professor Ramie Targoff will translate the work of Renaissance poet Francesco Petrarch into 12 different languages — including Japanese and Farsi — to probe the meaning of romantic love across cultures.

This award will support Abbott's research and build the mathematical community at Brandeis, in the greater Boston area, and nationwide.

A team of Brandeis undergraduate mathematics students posted impressive results in the 84th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, coming in 37th out of 471 participating institutions from across the United States and Canada.

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Scene at Brandeis

Scene at Brandeis is a series featuring the work of Brandeis' staff photographers.

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse

In the News

Atlanta Jewish Times

University Professor Jonathan Sarna featured