Brandeis Stories

Scene at Brandeis: April 2025

April 30, 2025

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse

Scene at Brandeis is a recurring feature highlighting the work of Brandeis' staff photographers. 

See more photos on Instagram and Facebook, and in the Scene at Brandeis archive.

April has brought warmer weather, more time spent outdoors and a sense of celebration and anticipation as the semester comes to an end.

Students sit outside together at a table on a sunny day.

Students took full advantage of sunny days, from studying outside with friends to exploring nature during the City Nature Challenge.

One student holds an insect while another takes a photo of the insect.
Students document various species on campus during the City Nature Challenge in Professor Colleen Hitchcock’s Conservation Biology (BIOL 17B) class.
Two people kneel on the ground in the woods taking photos on their phones.
Professor Colleen Hitchcock and Tara P. ’28 photograph species on campus during the City Nature Challenge.

Inside the classroom, curiosity and discovery continued to thrive.

A student sits at a table with a professor and examines an ancient artifact.
Assistant Professor of Classical and Early Mediterranean Studies Alexandra Ratzlaff and Andrew M. ’27 examine artifacts in the Classical Studies Artifact Research Collection (CLARC).
A current Brandeis student and professor speak to admitted students at Inside Deis Day in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center.
Arianna J. ‘25 and Professor Dan Perlman speak to admitted students at Inside Deis Day.
A student walks though campus on a rainy spring day, surrounded by bright flowers.
Two images. On the right, two students sit outside on a sunny day. On the left, students walk along a path on campus, surrounded by cherry blossoms.

Culture X, First Thursdays Carnival and Springfest brought the community together and offered a moment to unwind before finals.

A student dances on stage during a Culture X performance.
Students perform during Culture X, an annual production sponsored by the Intercultural Center to celebrate diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism on campus.
Two students laugh together while eating cotton candy and ice cream.
Gabriella M. ’26 and Sam S. ’25 enjoy some sweet treats during the First Thursdays Carnival.
A student slides down an inflatable slide.
An audience of students dancing to a concert at Springfest.
Students dance and sing along to performances at Springfest.

It’s been a fantastic month, and we’re looking forward to what May has in store!

A close-up view of a bright pink flower.
A student walking past a flowering bush on campus.