Brandeis Stories

Scene at Brandeis: January 2026

January 30, 2026

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

By staff photographers Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse and student photographer Daniel Oren ’27.

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

As the first month of 2026 comes to a close, we’re looking back on moments across campus that made January memorable. From sledding and snowball fights with friends to kicking off spring semester classes, Brandesians have embraced both winter weather and the start of a new semester with energy and curiosity.

Students sled and throw snowballs in the snow by the Louis Brandeis statue.
Students walk along a path on a snowy campus.
A student stands on campus in a blizzard.
A voice instructor sings with a student.
Voice instructor Kristen Watson, left, teaches Alexandra R. ’29 singing techniques in the Slosberg Music Center.
A professor explains a carbohydrate model with students sitting at a table.
Professor of chemistry Hao Xu discusses a complex carbohydrate model with his students.
A professor holds up a carbohydrate model.
A professor writes on a white board.
Assistant professor of Islamic thought, Mariam Sheibani, teaches in her class Mamluks to Modernity: Islamic History 1300-2000 (NEJS 196B).
Students sit at their desks and listen to a professor during a class.
Students listen to Mariam Sheibani’s lecture in the class Mamluks to Modernity: Islamic History 1300-2000 (NEJS 196B).