February 2024
Features
Sam Dienstag '24 of Willmette, Illinois, will be making his third appearance at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships this March 20-23 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The celebrated ecologist, educator, and author presented to more than 400 audience members from Brandeis, Wellesley College, Tufts University, and elementary schools from across the Boston area.
For five days in 1955, Allen Secher ’56 was in the driver's seat and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt sat by his side.
The course is a part of a ENACT: a national, nonpartisan program engaging undergraduates at colleges and universities in state-level legislative change by working with legislators, staffers, and community organizers to advance policy.
Kim was the first to complete a non-traditional dissertation. In response to the English department’s decision to change the structure and requirements of their PhD program, she created Prismatic Reader, an eye-catching website that combines analyses of contemporary novels with reflections on her own process.
Jolecia Saunderson spoke with Brandeis Stories about her steps to creating a campus club and why she values her found community.
Zaire Simmonds ’26, an education major from the Bronx, was selected as a top 50 finalist for the Chegg 2023 Global Student Teacher Prize.
A new study from professor Margie Lachlan and Xin Lin, GSAS PhD'22, shows that the precise way we use social media can determine its impact on our mental health.
In the News
Written by professor Thomas Doherty
University Professor Anita Hill quoted
Robert Kuttner, the Meyer and Ida Kirstein Professor in Social Planning and Administration, quoted
University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna quoted
Featuring professor Ramie Targoff
Written by Keren McGinity, Research Associate at the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute
Andrew Kolodny, Medical Director for the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative, quoted
Featuring University Professor Anita Hill
Co-authored by professor Lawrence Bailis
Featured interview with President Ron Liebowitz
Co-authored by David Auerbach, PhD, Visiting Scholar at The Heller School and Karen Donelan, ScD, the Stuart H. Altman Chair in U.S. Health Policy at Brandeis University
Article by professor Sabine von Mering
Of Note
A team of Brandeis undergraduate mathematics students posted impressive results in the 84th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, coming in 37th out of 471 participating institutions from across the United States and Canada.
Norwich will join the Hornstein Program on a part-time basis in March before assuming the full time role in July.
Through this partnership, beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year, Heller and Nagoya GSID will exchange faculty, administrative staff, researchers, and graduate students. The schools will also conduct collaborative research and hold joint lectures and symposia.
Alan Rosenberg ’74, P’07, first conceptualized a campus tavern as an election campaign promise. A half century later, it’s still a uniquely Brandeisian jewel.
Where will African and African American studies will be in 25 years? Professor Chad Williams shares his thoughts.
A look back at a few of the standout musical acts who performed on campus and reflections from alumni who witnessed musical greatness.