Support at Brandeis

• Prevention, Advocacy & Resource Center (PARC) (confidential)
• Student Health Center (confidential)
• Care Team / I Care Form
• Center for Spiritual Life (confidential)
• Sexual Violence or Relationship Violence Support Reporting
• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)
• Human Resources
• University Ombuds (confidential)
• Public Safety (emergency services)

• Public Safety (emergency services)
• Community Standards Report
• Care Team/I Care Form
• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)
• University Ombuds (confidential)

• GSAS
• IBS
• Heller
• Rabb School: or email the GPS Student Advising Team
• Student Financial Services: Can provide students with assistance in applying for, and obtaining, federal financial aid and/or private loans.
• Emergency Funding: Available to high-need students in the event of an unexpected circumstance.
• Student Employment: Part of Student Financial Services, can assist students with on-campus employment. 
• Dean of Students Office
• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)

• Brandeis Food Pantry First-Time application
  • Questions? Email foodpantry@brandeis.edu. 
• Brandeis Counseling Center: Can help students connect with traditional social welfare services, including SNAP, fuel assistance, state health insurance through case management
• Emergency Funding: Can be provided for food insecurity in the form of on-campus meal swipes for students without a meal plan.

Graduate students live off campus: Approximately 50% live in the Waltham area, while the other 50% live in surrounding cities and towns, primarily in Cambridge or Somerville. For more information on our housing resources, please check out our housing resources website.

For Help Off-campus

Call 911 in an emergency with a follow-up call to Public Safety at 781-736-5000.

• Dean of Students Office 
• Office of Graduate Affairs
• Ombuds

• Campus Shuttle and Van Routes
• Accessible Transportation Service (on-campus only)
• Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
• Zipcar service at Brandeis

• Student Health Center (confidential)
• BEMCO (emergency services)
• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)

• Visit the Health Center.

Any graduate student experiencing distress can reach out to the Office of Graduate Affairs. Although staff at this office are not confidential, they report up through the Division of Student Affairs and so can provide another layer of privacy from your particular department or program. Graduate Affairs staff can also help to find the appropriate person with whom you can work with resources across campus or within your own graduate school. If you would like to speak with someone within your own school:

• GSAS: GSAS can connect you with the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. Please email gradschool@brandeis.edu
• Heller: Office of Academic and Student Services
• IBS: The Office of Academic Affairs and Student Experience (OAASE) can connect you with the Assistant Dean. Please email oaase@brandeis.edu.
• Rabb: Email the GPS Student Advising Team.
• Care Team / I Care Form

Brandeis-wide services include:

• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)
• Public Safety (emergency services)
• Center for Spiritual Life (confidential)
• Care Team / I Care Form
• Community Therapists (confidential)

• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)
• Public Safety (emergency services)
• Center for Spiritual Life (confidential)
• Intercultural Center
• Gender and Sexuality Center
• Office of Graduate Affairs
• Graduate Student Association
• Care Team / I Care Form
• Department of Student Engagement: Provides a variety of on and off campus opportunities to engage in the community, develop leadership skills, and develop connections/have fun during their time at Brandeis.
• Campus Groups

• Student Health Center (confidential)
• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential and available 24/7)
• University Ombuds (confidential)
• Care Team / I Care Form
• Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Center for Spiritual Life (confidential)

• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)
• Student Health Center (confidential)
• Public Safety (emergency services)
• Care Team / I Care Form

• Office of Equal Opportunity
• Bias-Related Incident Form
• Dean of Students Office

• Contact the Department of Environmental Health and Safety.

• Student Accessibility Support Report Form — Use this form to report how accommodations are implemented in a particular course, general campus accessibility issues or attitudinal/climate observations.

• Student Accessibility Support
• Student Health Center

Graduate students who need academic support can always reach out to the Office of Graduate Affairs. Staff there can either help directly, or point you to the right resource. Generally speaking, if you're having an academic issue, it is best to first speak with your professor and/or your adviser. If that doesn't help, or isn't possible, you can turn to the director of graduate studies (DGS), the program director or chair of the department. If that doesn't help or isn't possible:

• GSAS: GSAS can connect you with the Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs. Please email gradschool@brandeis.edu
• Heller: Office of Academic and Student Services
• IBS: The Office of Academic Affairs and Student Experience (OAASE) can connect you with the Assistant Dean. Please email oaase@brandeis.edu.
• Rabb School: Email the GPS Advising Team

Brandeis-wide services include:

• International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO)
• Registrar's Office
• Research Help
• Writing Center
• Student Accessibility Support
• English Language Programs (ELP)
• Science Communications Lab

• GSAS: GSAS Professional Development
• Heller: Heller Career Development Center
• IBS: Career Strategies Center and Resources at Brandeis IBS

• Graduate students who need support with pedagogy can turn to the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
• Often, the faculty in your program or the specific faculty member you are teaching with can be very helpful in your pedagogical learning. If this is not the case, CTL is a great resource. If you are experiencing difficulties with the faculty you are working with, you can talk with the director of graduate studies (DGS), your program director, your advisor, or with staff at the Office of Graduate Affairs. 

Information about leaves of absence or parental relief and accommodations can be found in the University Bulletin under your specific school in the Academic Regulations section. A summary table of students' options is available on the Graduate Student Leaves and Parental Relief website.

• Student Financial Services can provide students with assistance in determining the financial implications of a leave of absence.

• International Students and Scholars Office

• Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ask for the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)
• Student Financial Services: Can provide students with assistance in applying for private loans.
• Brandeis Counseling Center (confidential)
• Center for Spiritual Life (confidential)

• Childcare Availability

• Accommodations for Nursing Individuals

• Student Accessibility Support
• Accommodation Grievance Process

• Academic Coursework and Religious Observance Policy
• Accommodation Grievance Process
• Housing Accommodations

• Office of Graduate Affairs
• Graduate Student Association
• Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
• Department of Student Engagement: Provides a variety of on and off campus opportunities to engage in the community, develop leadership skills, and develop connections/have fun during their time at Brandeis.
• Student Clubs and Organizations
• Campus Groups
• Intercultural Center
• Gender and Sexuality Center
• Center for Spiritual Life
• Brandeis Hillel
• Brandeis events calendar

• Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation
• Brandeis Club Sports
• Brandeis Fitness
• Physical Education