September 2025
Features
Working at Capital One through the company’s Analyst Early Internship Program gave Noam Reiner ’27 a chance to fine-tune her career goals.
Lewis Brooks ’80, P’16, will lead the newly created Center for Careers and Applied Liberal Arts, a cornerstone of the university’s effort to reimagine higher education.
After discovering passions for entomology and macro photography at Brandeis, Jack Forrester ‘23 is tracking down some of New England’s rarest caterpillar species while working for a prominent research lab.
Professor emerita Karen Hansen’s new book reflects on her high school alma mater as an example of transformational education — with lessons for today.
Through an internship in the Brain Trauma Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, Chloé Bakayoko ’26 assists with research focused on childhood brain injuries.
Brandeis alumnus and higher education scholar will lead the university through 2027.
Gustavo Nascimento ’27 is working to protect the world’s most vital ecosystems and the communities that depend on them.
Bringing Boston’s tech conference energy to Brandeis, Momo is turning inspiration into action on campus.
The Sept. 10 event detailed Brandeis University's plan to fortify career paths for Brandeis students and provide a roadmap for other institutions.
As she steps into her new role, Escamilla-Gil ’27 discusses her path to campus, her priorities as president and her hopes for the future.
Psychology professor Don Katz, a taste expert, shares his take on this growing trend.
Gabriella Chiquiar-Rabinovich ’27 spent the summer uncovering the histories of accomplished, yet often overlooked, figures in Jewish history.
For Jae Fioribello ’28, a summer internship at Central Square Theater helped bridge the gap between passion and profession.
New faculty members will join the Brandeis community, bringing fresh expertise and perspectives across disciplines and areas of inquiry.
In the News
Professor Stephen Cecchetti quoted
President Arthur Levine interviewed
Article by Professor Thomas Doherty
Professor Joanne Nicholson quoted
Article co-written by professor Nader Habibi
President Arthur Levine interviewed about The Brandeis Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts
Shayna Weiss, senior associate director for the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies, quoted
President Arthur Levine quoted
Article by associate research scientist Graham Wright
“Fabricated Imaginaries: Crafting Art” exhibit at Rose Art Museum featured
President Arthur Levine interviewed
Article by Seth Winberg, Executive Director of Brandeis Hillel and Senior Jewish Chaplain
Professor Benjamin Shiller interviewed
Brandeis restructuring plans featured
President Arthur Levine quoted
President Arthur Levine quoted
Researcher Daniel Ruggles interviewed
Professor Vardit Ringvald, director of the Consortium for the Teaching of Hebrew Language and Culture, quoted
Professor David Weil quoted
Brandeis restructuring plans featured
Professor Stephen Cecchetti interviewed
Professor Traci Green quoted
Of Note
Brandeis University has awarded its prestigious Creative Arts Award for 2025 to playwright and choreographer Larissa FastHorse.
Michaela Sliney has been named as the new diving coach for the Brandeis University swimming and diving team.
Professor Shields was selected as one of the distinguished Latino leaders from across the Commonwealth to be honored at Latino Excellence on the Hill.
Annie Campbell will be taking the reins of the first new varsity sport at Brandeis since 1980.
This summer, Elinam Ladzekpo, MA’25, MBA’25, blended digital design and ceramics to create hydroponic vessels, showcasing collaboration between the MakerLab and Fine Arts.
Brandeis University will join the conference as an associate member in women's lacrosse beginning with the 2026–27 academic year.
Students from across Greater Boston converged at Brandeis for Lead the Future: Technology and Entrepreneurship Redefined, the university’s first student-led technology and entrepreneurship conference.
At a forum with higher education experts, Brandeis unveiled its 21st-century approach, which includes a skills-based core curriculum, a career competency transcript, ongoing employment guidance, and the integration of professional schools with the liberal arts.
Let’s reshape the liberal arts with a focus on applied learning, internships and training for jobs of the future and let faculty lead the way.
Bryson is among Brandeis’ most decorated 21st-century athletes, earning nine All-America honors and four NCAA Division III titles.