Brandeis Stories

Rani smiling on the Great Lawn in front of the Shapiro Campus Center

From experience to impact: Student Union President Rani Balakrishna ’25

The Student Union president spoke to Brandeis Stories about her leadership role in student government.

Arthur Levine

Welcoming Arthur Levine

Higher education leader and scholar Arthur Levine ’70 takes office as interim president of Brandeis University.

Black and white photo of a classroom in the 1950s. A large animal skeleton is seen in the background.

Campuses are ground zero in debates about antisemitism − but that’s been true for 100 years

Originally published in The Conversation, Professor Jonathan Krasner discusses the history of antisemitism on college campuses.

Two people on the Brandeis campus holding a brown Gen One Network t-shirt

Celebrating first-generation voices

The Gen One Network is a community dedicated to supporting and celebrating first-generation students at Brandeis.

Of Note

Navigating diversity and identity in Jewish organizations: An interview with Edith Pick

Dr. Edith Pick shares her insights into the dynamics of diversity and politics in Jewish organizations, and how Brandeis undergraduate students can navigate conflict and promote feelings of community on campus.

54th Rosenstiel Award for Basic Medical Research announced

The 54th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Biomedical Research has been conferred on 4 remarkable neuroscientists.

Professor Paola Servino receives honor from Massachusetts Italian Teachers Association

Paola Servino, Associate Professor of the Practice of Italian Studies and Co-chair of the Interdepartmental Program of Italian Studies, has been named Best Italian Teacher of the Year by the Massachusetts Italian Teachers Association (MITA/AATI) for 2024.

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Photography

Scene at Brandeis

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

By Dan Holmes and Gaelen Morse

In the News

Stradivari redux

Harvard Radcliffe Institute

Computer science professor Harry Mairson featured

Spiky and surreal, Hugh Hayden’s sculptures resist an easy reading

WBUR

Rose Art Museum exhibition “Hugh Hayden: Home Work” featured

America's shadow war in Yemen has its own racist military swag

The Intercept

Anthropology professor Janet McIntosh quoted