President Levine honored by education innovation organization ASU+GSV
January 29, 2026
Brandeis University President Arthur Levine, a nationally known higher education scholar, will be honored later this spring by ASU+GSV with the GSV Lifetime Achievement Award, which “honors individuals whose lives have had a profound impact in changing the world for good.”
The organization, founded in 2011 as a global community focused on elevating innovation in the education and workforce sector, has also named President Levine to the inaugural ASU+GSV Higher Education Insights Board, a group of “visionary university leaders, chancellors and institutional innovators who are redefining the future of learning and workforce development,” according to the organization.
As a member of the board, Levine joins a high-profile group of forward-thinking higher education leaders who have “pioneered new models for student success, equality and institutional transformation.”
At Brandeis, Levine is spearheading the launch of a 21st-century higher-education model that blends traditional academic rigor with a renewed emphasis on career readiness to lead in the global digital knowledge economy.
The Brandeis Plan, as it is known, builds on the university’s founding mission and values, providing access and opportunity for all students while reaffirming its historic commitment to learning, research and education in service of the common good. It includes a redesigned core curriculum; a future-facing approach to career development, including a second transcript that records career competencies; and a unified academic structure.
