Brandeis Stories

Brandeis Stories 2025: A community hard at work, a campus reinventing itself

President Arthur Levine stands at a podium in front of the construction site for the new residence hall. A banner behind him reads: Brandeis Builds

December 17, 2025

Brandeis was busy in 2025. World-class research. A bold new vision to meet the moment in higher education. Awards. Dialogue. And student success. Brandeis Stories shared the achievements, charted the changes, and tracked the scholarship that happens every day, on and off our campus. Please join us as we continue to tell amazing stories about our community in 2026.

Reinventing the liberal arts at Brandeis

The panel of speakers sitting at a long table at the Press Club event.
Panelists speak about the Brandeis Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Investing in the future of Brandeis

A rendering of the new residence hall.
A rendering of the new Brandeis residence hall, which is expected to be completed in spring 2027.

Research, student excellence and solving the world’s problems

Greg Roitbourd ’26 standing in front of a NOAA research ship.
Through an internship with the NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Greg Roitbourd ’26 used acoustic technology to study ecosystems in the North Atlantic.