June 2025

Features

A police officer stands guard as demonstrators wave flags and cheer during a gathering to honor Iran’s military forces.

June 25, 2025

Professor Nader Habibi reflects on the internal and external pressures shaping Iran’s future — from economic sanctions and political unrest to diplomacy and geopolitical uncertainty.

The cover of the Summer 2025 Brandeis Magazine

June 12, 2025

The Summer 2025 edition of Brandeis Magazine delivers fascinating stories, including how a Brandeis graduate played a key role in preserving Notre-Dame Cathedral’s iconic sound in the wake of the building’s devastating 2019 fire and an inside look at the university’s plans for a new 631-bed residence hall.

Anita Hill speaking at a wooden podium

June 4, 2025

University professor and legal scholar Anita Hill delivered a forceful defense of the federal judiciary as the primary guardian of American democracy during a constitutional crisis created by the Trump administration.

Floriesha Bastien, Gauri Gajeshwar and Dalya Koller

June 4, 2025

Three recent Brandeis University graduates have received Fulbright awards to teach or conduct research abroad.

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In the News

June 21, 2025
Al Jazeera

Professor Nader Habibi featured

June 20, 2025
Jewish Insider

Shayna Weiss, Senior Associate Director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, quoted

June 16, 2025
The Conversation

Article by Professor Jonathan Krasner

June 13, 2025
eJewishPhilanthropy

Article by Jon A. Levisohn. Note: Subscription required.

June 12, 2025
The Christian Science Monitor

Brandeis event mentioned

June 4, 2025
PBS Thirteen

Brandeis study featured

June 3, 2025
The Conversation

Article by Professor Jill Greenlee

Of Note

Jessica Chapin

June 24, 2025

As Jessica Chapin ’10 marks her first year as the Director of Athletics at her alma mater, she reflects on a journey filled with opportunities to listen, learn and envision the future of Brandeis Athletics.

Dr. Jim Wells and Dr. Kevan Shokat

June 17, 2025

Pioneering researchers are honored for groundbreaking work in cancer drug discovery that has transformed treatment for previously "undruggable" diseases.

Sarai Sealy competing in the triple jump at a track meet.

June 17, 2025

Brandeis University rising sophomore Sarai Sealy will compete in the United States Track and Field Under 20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

Alex Johnson

June 12, 2025

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Alex Johnson has been named a 2025 Rita Allen Foundation Scholar, one of the most prestigious early-career awards in the biomedical sciences.

Jonathan Anjaria

June 12, 2025

Brandeis Professor of Anthropology Jonathan Anjaria will co-lead new research under a $3.9 million grant from the Templeton Religion Trust.