Meryl Glatt-Rader, the director of the Hiatt Career Center, resigned last week in a mutual agreement with the University, making her the third employee to suddenly leave Brandeis this semester. The Justice had no prior notice that Glatt-Rader was planning to leave."I've been very fortunate to be able to work with such a talented group of students and alumni," Glatt-Rader said. "It's been wonderful being a part of the Brandeis community."

Former Athletic Director Jeff Cohen left in January, and former Director of Telecommunications for ITS Mary Bromfield resigned earlier this month.

In 17 years at Brandeis, Glatt-Rader served as a career counselor, pre-law adviser and associate director of Hiatt. For the past seven years, she was the director of the Hiatt Career Center.

Glatt-Rader said she is proud to have initiated the first employer brochures, created a New York recruiting program and visited major businesses in Boston and New York.

"I'd like to say that I've brought on a very talented team...and that team has been very successful with the career fair and the graduate career fair, and many career programs throughout the academic year," Glatt-Rader said.

"It's been wonderful to be here and I've had terrific colleagues throughout the University, and it's time to move on," she said.

Although she said she is sad to leave the University, Glatt-Rader said she knows that the Hiatt Career Center is in good hands.

"There's a very strong team of staff members at the Hiatt Center," Glatt-Rader said, "and I know that the Center will go on and students will receive good services."

Assistant Dean of Student Life and Coordinator of Diversity Services Rev. Nathaniel Mays, who has worked with Glatt-Rader on orientation and diversity programs, reflected on her time at Brandeis.

"I've been here 15 years...and found her to be very bright, very dedicated and a very knowledgeable person about what she was doing on campus," Mays said.

Mays added that Glatt-Rader was always willing to support diversity initiatives on campus. He remembered how she and her family would attend cultural events at Brandeis, like Culture X.

"I'm proud of what she did in terms of reaching out to students of color...[The Hiatt Career Center] reflects now than it has more than ever before to not exclude any students," Mays said

Mays said that in Glatt-Rader's time here, the Hiatt Career Center has become more "user-friendly to all members of the Brandeis community."

Mays also commented on how organized and thorough she was in everything she did for the University.

"I think that her talents and persona were a great contribution to Brandeis," Mays said. "I'll miss her. Not just as a colleague, but as a person.