December 2024

Features

December 18, 2024

Explore photos from the Brandeis annual holiday concert, and join us as we revisit some of the highlights from the past year at Brandeis.

Shakespeare's Sisters book cover and Ramie Targoff

December 11, 2024

The New Yorker magazine has named “Shakespeare’s Sisters: How Women Wrote the Renaissance,” by professor Ramie Targoff as one of the best books of 2024.

An antique book is open on a black background. Text reads: A New Chapter. Nazi-looted books from Jewish libraries find a home at Brandeis.

December 10, 2024

The Winter 2024/2025 edition of Brandeis Magazine delivers compelling features, including a look at the university library’s collection of heirless works recovered by Allied forces after World War II; captivating photos and videos; and an introduction to Brandeis’ new interim president.

Illustration of a woman holding a bunch of yellow balloons. Each balloon has a cartoon face that shows a different emotion.

December 3, 2024

There’s no single key to staying healthy as we age, but professor Margie Lachman says that experiencing social support, a sense of purpose, and a feeling of control over one’s life can directly affect physical health.

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In the News

December 30, 2024
WBZ NewsRadio 1030

Brandeis featured

December 30, 2024
WBZ NewsRadio 1030

Professor Jonathan Sarna interviewed

December 26, 2024
Boston Globe

Opinion article by associate research scientist Graham Wright

December 26, 2024
NPR

Kristen Lucken, Lecturer in Sociology, Religion, and International and Global Studies, interviewed

December 22, 2024
Hyperallergic

Article by Professor Joel Christensen

December 20, 2024
The Transmitter

University Professor Eve Marder interviewed

December 19, 2024
Mass Live

Opioid Policy Research Collaborative director Traci Green quoted

December 18, 2024
Berkshire Eagle

Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at Brandeis study cited

December 18, 2024
Scientific American

"A Small Miracle" by Brandeis alumna Tessa Venell ’08 featured

December 13, 2024
The Wall Street Journal

Professor Margie Lachman quoted

December 9, 2024
The New Yorker

English professor Ramie Targoff's book Shakespeare's Sisters has been named one of the best books of 2024 by The New Yorker.

December 7, 2024
New York Times

Brandeis' new financial aid initiative mentioned

December 6, 2024
BBC News

Margie Lachman quoted. Note: Article is in Spanish; translation may be required.

December 4, 2024
MoneyGeek

Associate professor of economics Raphael Schoenle featured

Of Note

Aerial view of the Brandeis campus

December 5, 2024

In her expanded role, Walker will continue to spearhead the undergraduate admissions office and assume oversight of student financial services and the registrar’s office under the direct leadership of the President.