New Initiatives
Some recent initiatives and new programs launched by the School of Arts and Sciences include:
First-Year Seminars Program
Starting Fall 2025, the First-Year Seminars will be introduced as the centerpiece of our First Year Experience, a sequence of programs that welcome students into the university's rich intellectual life.
Engineering Program
The School of Arts and Sciences is currently developing plans to introduce a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Science beginning no later than academic year 2026-27.
Data Science Initiative
The capability of exploring, understanding, and acting on large-scale data across diverse fields has become critical to the success of future workforces and the prosperities of their societies. Researchers worldwide, including those in Brandeis, are collecting huge volumes of heterogeneous data (such as, images, graphs, music, text, videos and more). Learn how Brandeis is collaborating across fields to share learnings about data science research.