A student checks in on move-in day.

Diving right in: Class of 2029 arrives at Brandeis

Students moved into residence halls, met roommates and started making Brandeis their new home as campus sprang to life for Move-in Day and New Student Orientation.

Lauren Balfour at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

Internships at Brandeis

Through internships, Brandeis students explore interests, develop professional skills and prepare for successful careers in a rapidly changing world.

Students sit in the audience at the Hiatt Career Center Orientation event.

Career road tripping: Hiatt shows first-years professional success is a journey

Staff from the Hiatt Career Center invited first-year students to think creatively about how a Brandeis liberal arts education can help shape their future.

A person using their smartphone in front of a futuristic background.

Buyer beware: Does AI-powered personalized pricing actually help consumers? Brandeis economist weighs in.

School of Business and Economics professor Benjamin Shiller discusses the opportunities, challenges and consumer impacts of the rapidly evolving practice.

Brandeis banner with the Shapiro Science building in the background

Brandeis University announces the launch of four new academic schools

Reshaping the academic enterprise will prepare Brandeis students to apply the liberal arts to better activate their learning and be career ready.

The Shapiro Science Center filled with student presenting their research posters.

Brandeis SciFest 2025: a celebration of student research and scientific innovation

Each summer, Brandeis students immerse themselves in faculty-mentored research and share their discoveries at a campus poster session, highlighting the breadth of undergraduate scientists at the university.

A blurry photo of a baseball player swinging a bat.

Athletics focus: the photography of Daniel Oren ’27

Athletics photographer Daniel Oren ’27 showcases the technique, skill, emotion and triumph that make sports so compelling.

Around Campus

Conceptual rendering of the new Center for Jewish Life. People are seen socializing outside a brick building.

Brandeis University and Hillel at Brandeis announce major initiative to strengthen Jewish life on campus

Renovation of former Kutz Hall underscores Brandeis’ historic mission and investment in the Jewish future

Aerial rendering of new residence hall situated on the lower side of the Brandeis campus

Brandeis announces new 631-bed residence hall as part of major campus investment

The new residence hall project signals long-term commitment to student life, sustainability, summer programming and the future of the Waltham campus.

The Brandeis University campus in spring.

Brandeis University recognized as one of the world’s best small universities

Times Higher Education has named Brandeis University in the top 10 on its list of the World's Best Small Universities.

Of Note

Jonathan S. Anjaria to use National Science Foundation award to research ways to leverage demand for expertise in human behavior.

Assistant Professor of Biology Christine Grienberger has been selected as a 2025 McKnight Scholar, receiving one of neuroscience's most prestigious early-career awards.

Brandeis University has been named to The Princeton Review’s 2026 Best Colleges list.

Two students work together in a science lab.
Photography

Scene at Brandeis

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

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse

In the News

The Atlantic

Professor Leonard Saxe interviewed

The New York Times

Professor Sally Warner interviewed