For teaching award recipients, students cite deep appreciation
“More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the spirit in which the teaching is given.”
– Bertrand Russell
Each year, the Brandeis University community salutes the work of professors whose special devotion to their craft distinguishes them among their peers and reminds us that the best teachers are also good mentors, advisors and leaders. Honorees are chosen in part based on reviews of their work by their students. Some of this year’s evaluations, shared at the April 2 faculty meeting, reflect a deep appreciation for the teachers who not only educate, but who engender in their students a life-long love of learning and help to shape lives in the process.
The teaching awards and their recipients this year are:
Arts and Sciences, presented by Dean Adam Jaffe
- Michael L. Walzer '56 Award for Teaching to Peter Kalb, Fine Arts
- Louis Dembitz Brandeis Prize for Excellence in Teaching to Bruce Foxman, Chemistry
- Jeannette Lerman-Neubauer '69 and Joseph Neubauer Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring to David Rakowski, Music
- The Dean of Arts and Sciences Mentoring Award to Derek Isaacowitz, Psychology
The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, presented by Dean Lisa Lynch
- The Heller School Teaching Award to Ricardo Godoy
- The Heller School Mentoring Award to Janet Boguslaw
The International Business School, presented by Dean Bruce Magid
- Teaching Awards to Jens Hilscher and Hagid Weihs
The Rabb School of Continuing Studies Award, presented by Vice Provost Michaele Whelan
- Teaching Award to Amy Todd
