Category: Alumni
Introducing the Winter 2019/2020 edition of Brandeis MagazineJan. 23, 2020This edition of Brandeis Magazine includes timely features, faculty and student news, Class Notes, notable alumni books, and much more.
Brandeis launches composition prize, hosts archives and concert series to honor renowned composerJan. 22, 2020An annual competition for composers is part of the Henri Lazarof Living Legacy at Brandeis.
In the driver's seat, with Eleanor Roosevelt by his sideJan. 15, 2020For five days in 1955, Allen Secher '56 drove former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt around the Boston area in his 1949 Chevy.
When Martin Luther King Jr. visited BrandeisJan. 15, 2020Martin Luther King Jr. visited Brandeis three times from 1956-63. Listen to his speech "Justice Without Violence" delivered in 1957.
Howard C. Stevenson named 2020 Gittler Prize recipientJan. 13, 2020Stevenson, a nationally recognized clinical psychologist and researcher of racial stress and trauma, will visit campus in November.
Jonathan Sarna in the Times of Israel: antisemitism is a symptom of America's cultural crisisJan. 2, 2020Taking a historical look at times of high antisemitic activity in the U.S., University Professor Jonathan Sarna writes: 'although anti-Semitism victimizes Jews, it actually reveals far less about them than it does about the culture that surrounds and stigmatizes them.'
Marshall Scholarship awarded to Troia Reyes-Stone '17 Dec. 9, 2019Reyes-Stone is the fifth Brandeisian to win the prestigious scholarship.
Barbara Mandel P’73, H’19 dies; trustee vice-chair was one of Brandeis’ most generous supportersNov. 22, 2019Mandel was one of the university’s most dedicated supporters as well as one of its greatest benefactors; she died just over a month after the death of her husband, Morton Mandel P'73, H'89.
Responding to the Tree of Life massacreOct. 28, 2019Over the past year, alums have played key leadership roles in guiding Pittsburgh's Jewish community through the process of mourning and healing.
Morton L. Mandel, P’73, H’89, philanthropist who gave to causes worldwide, dies at 98Oct. 17, 2019Mandel said his goal was to "light as many candles as possible" to help the less fortunate.
Cordish Tennis Center dedicated at Homecoming 2019Oct. 17, 2019- Brandeis to add six new Hall of Fame membersSept. 26, 2019
Janet Yellen visits Brandeis International Business School to celebrate 25thSept. 24, 2019The former chair of the Federal Reserve participated in a wide-ranging conversation during the school's 25th anniversary celebration.
Marta Kauffman '78 takes the Brandeis QuestionnaireSept. 20, 2019The co-creator of "Friends" looked back at her time on campus in this Q&A with Brandeis Magazine.
Introducing the Fall 2019 edition of Brandeis MagazineSept. 18, 2019Contents include features on university research, news about campus developments, updates from your fellow Brandeisians and more.
At 25, Brandeis International Business School has found its nicheSept. 16, 2019Brandeis International Business School, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this weekend, is well-positioned to explore and troubleshoot the systemic shortcomings, rolling crises and collateral effects caused by societies grappling with rapid change.
Sneak peek: Rose fall exhibitions feature Gordon Matta-Clark, Caroline WoolardSept. 16, 2019The Rose Art Museum's fall exhibitions open on Sept. 21.
Don't steal these tapes: Interviews with Abbie Hoffman '59 donated to BrandeisSept. 10, 2019A collection of taped interviews with Hoffman now belong to the Robert D. Farber University Archives and Special Collections.
Simran Tatuskar ’21 ready to lead as Student Union PresidentSept. 9, 2019'Whenever I commit to something, I give it my 100 percent': Simran Tatuskar '21 reflects on becoming Student Union President and the upcoming year.
Longtime friends Caroline Cadel ’09, Lea Winkler ’09 win Harry S. Levitan PrizeSept. 3, 2019Caroline Cadel ’09 and Lea Winkler ’09 won the Harry S. Levitan Prize for Excellence and Leadership in Education, which recognizes alumni for leadership in the field of education through their teaching, research and volunteer efforts.
Video: Welcome to the Class of 2023Aug. 30, 2019Here are the sights and sounds from Move-in Day 2019, where the Class of 2023 officially became part of Brandeis.
Combating climate change with the National Park ServiceAug. 29, 2019Isaiah Freedman '20 interned at the National Park Service this summer. His research will help preserve unique biodiversity as well as the shore of Peddocks Island in Boston harbor.
Brandeis welcomes new faculty to campusAug. 29, 2019More than 30 new full-time faculty members and postdoctoral fellows join the university community this fall.
Rebecca Cokley named 2020 Richman FellowAug. 28, 2019Cokley, a disabilities rights activist who has sought deeper connections across communities pursuing civil rights, will visit campus in the spring of 2020.
Hannah Peters named vice president of development at Brandeis UniversityAug. 27, 2019Peters will oversee fundraising activities in the institutional advancement division at Brandeis and implement strategies to ensure achievement of fundraising goals across the university.
Brandeis University names Lauren Haynie director of athleticsAug. 23, 2019Lauren Haynie joins Brandeis Athletics from Wellesley College, where she served as senior associate director of athletics and PERA (physical education, recreation and athletics).
The Class of 2023 by the numbersAug. 23, 2019Brandeis is set to add many new faces to its community during New Undergraduate Student Orientation. Here are some of the statistics behind the university's new first-years.
SciFest showcases success in the sciencesAug. 15, 2019This year's annual event featured prestigious alumni offering career tips and inspiration and students showcasing their research results.
A recent grad wanted to make it easier to choose healthy food. He got a boost from BrandeisAug. 1, 2019With a boost from the student services and expert faculty at Brandeis International Business School, and buoyed by a conviction that nutrition and social justice are inextricable, Karlan-Mason in 2017 launched GreenChoice, an app to help consumers chose healthy food.
New frontier: Gateway Scholars arrive at BrandeisJuly 1, 2019The Gateway Scholars Program is an intensive, seven-week English language program for high-performing and talented international students that combines critical reading, analytical writing, and academic oral communication.
Rose Art Museum will be open year-round, starting this summer June 20, 2019The Rose will be open this summer from June 20 to August 25, featuring a presentation by Peruvian artist Maya Watanabe and an exhibition of 34 works from the museum's permanent collection.
Building peace in the Middle East, one joke at a timeJune 12, 2019Stand-up comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi ’11 believes comedy can open the hearts and minds to an alternative reality.
- The voice of an era: Remembering Andy Jick ’74June 7, 2019
Brandeis Alumni Weekend 2019 celebrates 50 years of activism, 70 years of news June 4, 2019In addition to celebrating milestone reunions like the Class of 2014’s 5th to the Class of 1954’s 65th, the weekend brought together media aficionados to honor the 70th anniversary of The Justice.
Brandeisians awarded prestigious grants and fellowshipsJune 4, 2019Undergraduates and recent alumni are headed all over the world thanks to Fulbright grants and other awards.
New members elected to Brandeis University Board of Trustees June 3, 2019Nancy Dreyer ’72 and Sylvia Neil have joined the Brandeis University Board of Trustees as new members, and new faculty and student representatives have been elected as well.
Brandeisians leading through legislationMay 28, 2019ENACT: the Educational Network for Active Civic Transformation, a non-partisan, academic program that began at Brandeis, has spread to 29 universities and connects students with coursework and legislators to make an impact on civic life in the U.S.
Watch: Sights and sound bites from Commencement 2019May 22, 2019Take in some of the highlights from the Class of 2019's Commencement celebration in this video.
Photos: The top mortarboards at Commencement 2019May 20, 2019Flair, pizazz, glitz and glam. Those are just a few words that convey the way members of the Class of 2019 decorated their mortarboards for graduation.
Photos: Brandeis celebrates 68th Commencement Exercises as graduates prepare to take on the worldMay 19, 2019Take in all the sights from Brandeis University's 68th Commencement Exercises with this selection of images from the main ceremony.
Jon Landau ’68, H’19 encourages graduates to pursue art alwaysMay 19, 2019Jon Landau ’68, H’19 shared his perspective on art with members of the Class of 2019 at the Creative Arts diploma ceremony during Brandeis University's Commencement.
Pride in his work, times two: facilities staffer set to watch daughter graduate from BrandeisMay 14, 2019Leonard Donohoe has been a university staff member for 15 years. On May 19, he will watch his daughter, Robin, graduate from Brandeis.
Read the latest edition of Brandeis Magazine onlineMay 14, 2019The Spring/Summer issue of Brandeis Magazine is now online, with stories that take you to the far corners of the world and bring you back to campus.
Sarah McCarty '16 awarded Mortimer Hays-Brandeis Traveling FellowshipMay 9, 2019
President Liebowitz connects with Brandeisians in ChinaMay 8, 2019President Ron Liebowitz traveled to Greater China last month for the first time as the president of Brandeis to celebrate the growing relationship between Brandeis alumni, students, parents and supporters in the country.
Brandeis Board of Trustees welcomes new membersMay 7, 2019Lewis Brooks ’80, P’16 and Barbara A. Dortch-Okara ’71 will begin their terms May 20.
Brandeis faculty celebrated with teaching awardsMay 6, 2019Faculty members Keith Merrill, Elizabeth Brainerd and Naghmeh Sohrabi were recognized for their excellence in the classroom with 2018-19 teaching awards.
Eve Marder and Irv Epstein named University ProfessorsMay 3, 2019The distinguished scientists were given one of the university's highest honors for making major contributions to their fields.
Brandeis welcomes Class of 2023 Stroum Family Waltham Scholars to campusMay 1, 2019Waltham High School seniors Anne Yu, Sonya Alam and Chloe Morales received the Stroum Family Waltham Scholarship, which provides free tuition to Brandeis students for four years.
- Students share their stories at annual scholarship and fellowship luncheonMay 1, 2019
Adam Levin '94 faced James Holzhauer on 'Jeopardy!' in a classic showdownApril 30, 2019Levin, who is the sports information director for Brandeis athletics, nearly took down one of the greatest champions in the show's history in the episode that aired Monday, April 29.
Catch Brandeis faculty at the National Center for Jewish Film's annual festivalApril 26, 2019The National Center for Jewish Film’s annual film festival is co-sponsored by ten university organizations and features 25 screening events in the Boston area, including talks with Brandeis faculty.
- This Brandeisian tested his mettle on 'Jeopardy!'April 25, 2019
Brandeis' Sports Information Director Adam Levin '94 chronicles his experience as a contestant on the beloved game show. Watch his appearance on April 29.
John Paul Lederach named winner of 2019 Gittler PrizeApril 10, 2019The renowned scholar, theorist and practitioner of peacebuilding and conflict transformation will visit campus in October.
Deborah E. Lipstadt, MA’72, PhD’76, will deliver address at Brandeis’ 68th CommencementApril 2, 2019Historian and author Deborah E. Lipstadt, MA’72, PhD’76, will deliver the Commencement address at Brandeis University’s 68th Commencement on Sunday, May 19. Lipstadt and six other distinguished individuals will be awarded honorary degrees at the ceremony in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.
Brandeis chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elects 89 new membersMarch 27, 2019Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honor society in the country, added 81 members from the class of 2019 and 8 members from the class of 2020.
`It’s always about helping others'March 27, 2019Recent graduate Ohad Elhelo '16, MA '17, founder of an organization that connects and supports Israeli and Palestinian entrepreneurs, will receive the Brandeis Alumni Entrepreneurship Award at the Innovation in Israel: Economy and Society conference on April 1.
Podcast: Jack E. Davis, PhD'94, on his Pulitzer Prize winning book, "The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea"March 26, 2019On a recent visit to campus, Davis discussed "Gulf," his next project on the history of the bald eagle, and provided some words of advice on how students of history can improve their own writing.
Anna Deavere Smith honored as 2019 Richman FellowMarch 22, 2019The celebrated actor and playwright visited Brandeis for a two-day residency.
PhD alumna Karen Uhlenbeck is first woman to receive Abel Prize in mathematics March 19, 2019The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters awarded the Abel Prize, known as the "Nobel Prize" of mathematics, to Karen Uhlenbeck, MA'67, PhD'68. She is a pioneer in her field and in championing gender equality in mathematics.
Brandeis celebrates 60 years of the Wien International Scholarship ProgramMarch 12, 2019The first of its kind academic program for international students celebrated its anniversary with current and former Wien Scholars. Toshizo “Tom” Watanabe ’73 also received the Alumni Achievement Award.
Noted photographer Judy Glickman Lauder speaks about the "Danish exception"March 11, 2019Photographer Judy Glickman Lauder G'11 spent years photographing concentration camps. Her new book “Beyond the Shadows” tells the story of the Danish rescue of 90 percent of its Jews in words and pictures. She spoke about her photography at Brandeis on March 11.
Wien scholar Aichuk Tripura ’22 follows in father’s footstepsMarch 5, 2019Their class years are 36 years apart, but Aichuck Tripura '22 and his father, Prashanta '86, are both recipients of the Wien International Scholarship, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this weekend.
From challenges to a championship: Brandeis men’s basketballMarch 5, 2019Fellow student athlete Yvette Cho '19 spoke with basketball players Latye Workman '18, Eric D’Aguanno '20 and head coach Jean Bain about the Judges championship season.
- Brandeis faculty and alumni nominated for IRNE awardsFeb. 28, 2019
- Brandeis receives grant to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM classesFeb. 20, 2019
Brandeis celebrates 50 years of African and African American studiesFeb. 11, 2019The 50th anniversary celebration of the African and African American studies department at Brandeis featured Angela Davis '65, Julieanna Richardson '76, H'16, Hortense Spillers, PhD'74 and more.
Video: Brandeis AAAS 50th anniversary commemorationFeb. 11, 2019Take a trip through the history of the African and African American studies department at Brandeis, which marked its 50-year anniversary milestone with a two-day academic symposium.
Hortense J. Spillers, PhD’74, receives Alumni Achievement AwardFeb. 11, 2019Spillers, a pioneering professor, feminist scholar and critic, received the award as Brandeis commemorated the 50th anniversary of the African and African American studies department's founding.
Photos: Alumni, students and faculty mark 50 years of AAASFeb. 11, 2019Re-live some of the best moments from the African and African American Studies department's 50th anniversary commemoration in this slideshow.
Kwesi Jones '21: An artist of all mediaFeb. 1, 2019Sophomore Kwesi Jones is an artist in every sense of the word. His latest work showcases the history of black studies at Brandeis through film.
The scholarly journey of Hortense SpillersFeb. 1, 2019Hortense J. Spillers, PhD'74, professor of English at Vanderbilt University, reflects on her academic journey as she receives the Alumni Achievement Award.
- Brandeis to celebrate African and African American studiesJan. 31, 2019
Brandeis will commemorate the 50th anniversary of its Department of African and African American studies with a two-day academic and cultural symposium on Feb. 8-9.
A Brandeisian in the Massachusetts SenateJan. 29, 2019Becca Rausch '01 had little campaign experience. That didn’t stop her from defeating a four-term incumbent.
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