April 2026
Features
Ali Arshad ’28, a Wien Scholar and first-generation international student from Chakwal, Pakistan, has been selected as Brandeis University's 2026 Projects for Peace grantee.
More than 170 members of the Brandeis community broke bread and opened dialogue.
The Brandeis junior is one of 55 2026 Truman Scholars nationwide.
Levine, a national leader in higher education, is honored for decades of work and scholarship.
Brandeis students have registered for 160 microcredential certifications this spring.
Founder of “Cripping up Sex” will explore barriers and “the radical act of reclaiming intimacy.”
The acclaimed set designer is among 31 fellows who will develop projects at a fellowship in Italy.
In the search for life beyond Earth, exoplanets — worlds orbiting distant stars — are the most promising place to look. Brandeis physicist James Cho studies these planets, and has spent a career trying to figure out if their weather can support living things.
Board games were the order of the day on a recent afternoon.
Actress Loretta Devine, MFA’76, Philadelphia Eagles chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie, PhD’87, and cancer research pioneer Sheila Efron Taube ’63 to be honored.
Professor Alex Johnson’s Bacterial Toxins course gives students across all academic levels a rare, hands-on opportunity to use one of the field’s most powerful imaging tools — access typically reserved for advanced researchers.
Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps will be stationed on "sweeper" buses to provide aid.
On April 18–19, the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts will fill campus with 24 hours of creativity.
The Second Transcript shows the skills students build through coursework, research, internships, leadership and real-world experience, translating them into clear, verified competencies for employers and graduate schools.
Summer break doesn’t always mean that students’ education is on pause. For Brandeis undergraduates, opportunities for summer experiences can mean dissecting public health systems in Mexico, painting in the shadow of a Sienese cathedral, conducting chemistry research in San Juan, and more.
A founding father of microbiome research is honored for discoveries that have transformed our understanding of human health — and is leading to new treatments for childhood malnutrition.
At the 2026 Brandeis Three Minute Thesis Competition, 10 graduate students took the stage to present years of research — each in just three minutes and a single slide.
In the News
President Arthur Levine profiled
Reporting on commencement speakers across the state
Bulbul Chakraborty, Enid and Nathan Ancell Professor of Physics, emerita, interviewed
Professor Nader Habibi interviewed
Brandeis Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts cited
Professor David Weil quoted
Op-ed co-written by Anna Scherbina, Janet L. Yellen Distinguished Professor of Business
Professor David Weil quoted
Bulbul Chakraborty, Enid and Nathan Ancell Professor of Physics, emerita, interviewed
New report from the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies cited
The Brandeis Plan to Reinvent the Liberal Arts highlighted
Professor Naghmeh Sohrabi quoted
Of Note
Professor emeritus and former director at Hornstein to be honored at Hornstein's May 15 commencement celebration.
Academy members include leaders in academia, the arts, industry, journalism, philanthropy, policy, research and science.
Innovative, student-led program will engage incarcerated or formerly incarcerated learners in the Greater Boston area.
A group of four former athletic greats and a successful long-time coach will be inducted into the Brandeis Athletics Joseph M. Linsey Hall of Fame at the Judges' annual homecoming celebration.
Matthew Chu ’27 receives prestigious award
Health policy management, social policy graduate programs ranked among the best nationwide.