The Brandeis sign in front of fall foliage.

New majors at Brandeis blend rigor and career pathways

Communication and media studies, philosophy, politics and economics, quantitative economics and engineering science to expand university's academic footprint.

Larissa FastHorse

Q&A: 2025 Brandeis Creative Arts Award winner Larissa FastHorse discusses her Broadway hit

Larissa FastHorse is the first known female Native American playwright to be produced on Broadway.

Rainer O. ’26 weaves past a Tufts midfielder in the second round the NCAA tournament.

Brandeis men’s soccer caps strong season in double-OT thriller against Tufts

The Judges closed their season with a 10-4-5 record, their highest win total since 2019.

Professor Steven Wilson

Internet empowers activists — and autocrats, professor warns

Professor Steven Wilson delivered the inaugural lecture of the Richman Family Foundation Professor of Politics.

Spotlight on Internships

Around Campus

Lewis Brooks

Lewis Brooks named founding director of new Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts

Lewis Brooks ’80, P’16, will lead the newly created Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts, a cornerstone of the university’s effort to reimagine higher education.

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.

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

Of Note

The two-year award strengthens Brandeis’ ability to expand need-based aid and open doors for more undergraduates.

Brandeis earned an at-large berth at the championships thanks to a third-place finish at the NCAA East Regional Championships.

Rajan Sonik, PhD’17, associate research professor, has examined how SNAP benefits relate to high-cost healthcare outcomes.

Students play frisbee outside on campus.
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

Jewish News Syndicate

Flora Cassen, inaugural Lavine Family Director of the Brandeis Center for Jewish Studies, interviewed.