May 2025
Features
Congratulations to the undergraduate and graduate students who make up the Brandeis University Class of 2025!
Graduates from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, the Brandeis International Business School and the Rabb School of Continuing Studies participated in the afternoon ceremony.
The Class of 2025 gathered with family, friends and faculty to celebrate their achievements during the undergraduate Commencement ceremony.
A joyful atmosphere filled Brandeis’ leafy campus Sunday as the Class of 2025 gathered with family and friends to celebrate the university’s 74th Commencement in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.
In the days leading up to Brandeis’ 74th Commencement, the Class of 2025 comes together for a final week filled with celebration, reflection and excitement for the next chapter.
Brandeis graduate students pursue rigorous academics shaped by personal values, mentorship and the freedom to grow into confident professionals. Three members of the Class of 2025 reflect on their experiences and share their insights.
Every graduating class leaves its mark — but the Brandeis Class of 2025 has done so with resilience, creativity and a deep sense of purpose. Meet six students who share how Brandeis shaped their paths.
Brandeis physicist Bulbul Chakraborty, acclaimed for her work on the physics of fragile matter, makes her acting debut opposite her son in Rheology — a genre-defying play where science and mortality meet on stage.
More than 570 Brandeis students showcased their scholarly and creative work at the fifth annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Collaborations Symposium, marking the highest participation in the event's history.
Through her lens, Efosa Ologbosere ’27 seeks to honor and showcase the stories of Black men on campus.
Giselle Gabriel, Heller MA’25, will deliver the graduate student address at this year’s Commencement, sharing her journey of embracing the unknown and finding resilience through community, mentorship, and faith.
Hana Klempnauer Miller ’25 will deliver the undergraduate student address at this year’s Commencement, where she will reflect on themes of advocacy and resilience.
For the ninth consecutive year, Brandeis University students joined the City Nature Challenge, a massive worldwide “bioblitz” that strives to document urban biodiversity.
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In the News
Rose Art Museum featured
Article by Professor Anna Scherbina
Rose Art Museum exhibit featured
Professor of Biology Colleen Hitchcock quoted, and Brandeis environmental studies students featured
Of Note
“Backside,” a documentary co-written and co-produced by Brandeis anthropology professor Patricia Alvarez Astacio, will open on June 7 at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Renovation of former Kutz Hall underscores Brandeis’ historic mission and investment in the Jewish future
The Brandeis University Board of Trustees has re-elected Lisa Kranc ’75 to a two-year term as chair, reaffirming her leadership and continued dedication to the university.
Undergraduate and Graduate Ceremonies to be held Sunday, May 18, in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center
Open to undergraduate and graduate TAs across all disciplines at Brandeis, the Outstanding TA Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring honor the teaching assistants who make a difference in students’ learning experiences.
This year, six PhD students from the Brandeis Department of Anthropology have received Wenner-Gren or National Science Foundation grants in recognition of their hard work and innovative research.
Over the past year, GSAS students across disciplines have earned a wide range of external grants and fellowships to support their research.
The scholarships aim to give public service professionals a path to a fulfilling career in Jewish nonprofit leadership.