May 2024
Features
Congratulations to the undergraduate and graduate students who make up the Brandeis University Class of 2024!
Graduates from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the International Business School, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies participated in the afternoon ceremony on May 19, 2024.
With excitement and anticipation in the air, the Class of 2024 participated in their long awaited Commencement ceremony among friends, family, and mentors.
Brandeis Stories caught up with members of the Class of 2024 one last time as they exited their graduation ceremony.
Campus was alive with jubilant celebration as Brandeis held its 73rd Commencement Exercises on May 19.
Like their classmates, these four seniors came from different backgrounds, pursued varied fields of study and participated in a wide array of activities.
A Fulbright Scholar who concentrated in finance and strategy and innovation, Thabet will share lessons obtained from his business studies during his Commencement remarks.
As the 2023-24 academic year comes to a close, the Class of 2024 takes a moment to share a few words about their experience at Brandeis over the last four years.
Nine undergraduates, two graduate students, and three alumni received prestigious scholarships this spring.
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In the News
Commencement remarks by Ken Burns H'24 featured
Commencement remarks by Ken Burns H'24 featured
Interview with Jehuda Reinharz, president emeritus and Richard Koret Professor of Modern Jewish History and director of the Tauber Institute for the Study of European Jewry. He discussed "Chaim Weizmann: A Biography," published in the Tauber Institute Series by Brandeis University Press
Op-Ed regarding remarks by Ken Burns 'H'24 at Commencement
Commencement remarks by Ken Burns H'24 featured
Professor Thomas Doherty quoted
University Professor Anita Hill featured
Opioid Policy Research Collaborative director Traci Green quoted
Brandeis Commencement featured
Review of professor Ramie Targoff's book, "Shakespeare's Sisters"
Professor Gary Samore quoted
National Center for Jewish Film at Brandeis featured
Article by professor Robert Kuttner
Brandeis cited for record combating antisemitism
Professor Andy Molinsky featured
University Professor Anita Hill interviewed
Op-Ed by student Kristianna Lapierre '24
Professor Leonard Saxe quoted
Article by professor Joel Christensen
Article by professor Anna Scherbina
University Professor Anita Hill interviewed
Professor Helen Berger quoted
Of Note
The Brandeis University chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society has announced the election of 76 new students this year.
Odenheimer co-wrote an article titled “The Day Hamas Came,” an hour-by-hour account of October 7.
As an ENACT Your Vote Campus Engagement Student Fellow and a vital contributor to the VoteDeis Campus Coalition, Kahn demonstrated exemplary leadership in mobilizing his peers to participate actively in the democratic process.
The initiative aims to enhance mental health support on college campuses.
On May 2, the Brandeis University Department of Athletics handed out their annual Departmental Awards at the 2024 Michael Coven Awards Banquet.
Three members of the Brandeis University tennis teams will participate in the 2024 NCAA Division III Singles and Doubles tournaments over Memorial Day Weekend.
Michael Willrich, the Leff Families Professor of History, has been named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for History.