A collage of six students featured

Voices of the Class of 2025

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.

Giselle Gabriel smiling. She is wearing a small pin depicting the Flag of Dominica.

Giselle Gabriel, Heller MA’25: Building courage, community and a path home

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.

Elizabeth Dina Mahon, Jourdan Parent and Elizabeth Dina Mahon

Voices of the Class of 2025: Graduate reflections

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.

Hana Klempnauer Miller stands in front of a purple flowering bush

Answering Thoreau’s call: Hana Klempnauer Miller ’25 on advocacy and action

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.

Around Campus

Brandeis Commencement ceremony inside Gosman Sports and Convocation Center

Media Advisory: 2025 Brandeis University Commencement Celebration

Undergraduate and Graduate Ceremonies to be held Sunday, May 18, in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center

Aerial rendering of new residence hall situated on the lower side of the Brandeis campus

Brandeis announces new 631-bed residence hall as part of major campus investment

The new residence hall project signals long-term commitment to student life, sustainability, summer programming and the future of the Waltham campus.

The Brandeis University campus in spring.

Brandeis University recognized as one of the world’s best small universities

Times Higher Education has named Brandeis University in the top 10 on its list of the World's Best Small Universities.

In the News

The Christian Science Monitor

Rose Art Museum exhibit featured

WBUR

Professor of Biology Colleen Hitchcock quoted, and Brandeis environmental studies students featured

A group of students sit outside on campus on a sunny day.
Photography

Scene at Brandeis

Scene at Brandeis is a series featuring the work of Brandeis' staff photographers from the past month.

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse

Of Note

Undergraduate and Graduate Ceremonies to be held Sunday, May 18, in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center

Over the past year, GSAS students across disciplines have earned a wide range of external grants and fellowships to support their research.

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.