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(05/19/25 10:00am)
On May 18, 2025, the Brandeis community gathered in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center to celebrate the University’s 74th Graduate Commencement. This ceremony acknowledged the achievements of students from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis International Business School and Rabb School of Continuing Studies and named two honorary degree recipients, Shirley Ann Jackson and Jim Obergefell.
(05/19/25 10:00am)
On Sunday, May 18 the Brandeis undergraduate class of 2025 received their diplomas as now retired Brandeis professor Jonathan Sarna ’75 GSAS MA’75 provided the keynote commencement address. As students filled their seats in a great procession, alumni of the class of 1975 followed them into the auditorium marking their 50th graduation anniversary.
(05/19/25 10:00am)
As Brandeis goes through numerous changes over the years — whether in its infrastructure, its administration or its student body — certain truths about the character of the University remain the same. One of those truths is that its academics comprise a diverse collection of talented and dedicated instructors who teach classes that change our lives indelibly.
(05/19/25 10:00am)
Two emails sent to the Brandeis community members on May 15 reveal how the University’s leadership will continue to change in the coming months. After hundreds of nominations and deliberation with the faculty senate, Interim President Arthur Levine `70 and Carol Fierke, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs, chose the interim deans of several schools of study. Prof. Harleen Singh (GRALL/WGS) will lead the School of Arts, Humanities and Culture. Prof. Susan Birren (NEUR/BIOL) will lead the School of Science, Engineering and Technology. Prof. Linda Bui (ECON) will lead the School of Business and Economics. Prof. Sara Shostak (HSSP) will lead the School of Social Sciences and Social Policy.
(05/19/25 10:00am)
Starting next fall, the University Writing Program — the first year writing program which includes composition seminars and University Writing Seminars — will be restructuring as “first-year seminars.” This change was primarily initiated by the Dean of Arts and Sciences office when they established a committee to do a “five-year review of the Brandeis Core Curriculum,” according to an email sent to The Justice from Lisa Rourke, the director of the University Writing Program, and Katrin Fischer, who is the director of First Year Writing. The committee laid out how they took feedback from faculty, staff, alumni and students, in addition to reviewing “Brandeis Core learning objectives [and] curricular and financial data, and faculty, students, alumni and staff feedback.” They concluded that one of the priorities was making the curriculum more flexible, in addition to introducing students to faculty from other disciplines outside the University Writing Program.
(04/29/25 10:00am)
Indivisible Waltham, a social justice group designed to uphold democracy, is dedicated to holding protests against the Trump Administration throughout the Waltham area. The community was formed as a part of the Indivisible movement, which is a network of thousands of local groups across all 50 states. The Indivisible movement sprouted a few months ago as a means to push back against perceived infringes on democracy by “big money in our government,” as stated on their website. The Waltham group coordinates its protests with 50510 gatherings. The 50510 movement was also formed to uphold a democratic society after Trump took office. Indivisible Waltham’s specific mission is “to fight in defense of American democracy, currently under attack by the executive branch of government."
(04/29/25 10:00am)
To the Editors:
(04/29/25 10:00am)
Fund cultivated-meat research to stop pandemics
(04/08/25 10:00am)
On April 2, Interim President Arthur Levine sent an email to the Brandeis community announcing that Professor Jonathon D. Sarna ’75 (NEJS), a historian of American Judaism, and the Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, a theoretical physicist and higher-education leader, will be the keynote speakers for Brandeis’ 74th Commencement ceremonies.
(04/08/25 10:00am)
On April 4, the Waltham Public School Committee reviewed the preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2026, marking a significant step forward in planning for the upcoming school year. The meeting included reflections on the budgeting process and the district’s priorities for the coming fiscal year.
(04/08/25 10:00am)
When many Americans think of tuberculosis, they imagine a disease of the past — a relic of the Victorian Era, long since relegated to history books. But for the students, professors and activists gathering in Washington, D.C. on April 8 and 9, the tuberculosis disease is a present and pressing global crisis.
(04/08/25 10:00am)
On Monday, March 31, Interim President Arthur Levine ’70 held a second town hall for undergraduates students in Rapaporte Treasure Hall, just over a month after the last meeting, to provide updates on the changes to the curriculum and address student concerns surrounding university ranking, immigration law enforcement, new on-campus housing, the cost of attendance and other updates.
(04/08/25 10:00am)
On Friday, April 4 at 4:00 p.m., the Brandeis Jewish Bund gathered on the Great Lawn for a demonstration and marched along Loop Road in support of Palestine. The gathering aimed to condemn the University’s “complicity in the ongoing genocide of Palestinians,” the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests/disappearances and the forces of U.S. imperialism, as explained in an April 2 post on the Bund’s Instagram page. Over the course of the demonstration, around 100 individuals gathered outside the University’s entrance, and onlookers ranged from administrative staff and faculty to eventual counter-protesters.
(04/08/25 10:00am)
First, I heard the words, “we’re reinventing the Liberal Arts.” I was skeptical. Then I heard, “for the new global, digital economy,” and a wave of nausea on account of an unoriginal cliché followed. To make matters worse, “our students should have one foot in the street and the other in the library,” — this must be a sick and twisted joke dressed up in a sports jacket and tall black socks.
(04/01/25 10:00am)
As the University moves towards restructuring, faculty have begun to dive into the specifics and started discussing amendments that need to be made to the faculty handbook. On March 28 at 2 p.m., the faculty met in The Heller School for Social Policy and Management room G04 to review and debate motions to alter the faculty handbook prior to sending them out for a faculty vote this coming week.
(04/01/25 10:00am)
On Saturday, March 29, a group of mostly Waltham residents gathered on the sidewalk beside the intersection of Moody St. and Main St. The force of about 50 to 60 people protested the Trump administration and declared their perceived notion that his cabinet members and plans for the country are infringing on democracy. Many of the protesters held hand-painted posters and waved American flags. Their signs read, “RESIST,” “Abolish [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] ,” “Women’s Rights = Human Rights,” “My Body My Choice,” “Science is Real,” “When one voice speaks for all, no one is heard,” “Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere,” “Diversity Makes Us Stronger” and many other short phrases capturing similar sentiments. For nearly two hours they chanted slogans off the signs and cheered when cars honked as they passed by.
(04/01/25 10:00am)
(03/25/25 10:00am)
In the fall of 2026, Brandeis will formally launch an engineering major as part of the Interdepartmental Program in Engineering Science. Since spring of 2023, the University has offered several classes relating to engineering, teaching a combined total of between 60 and 80 students. The major, like many others at Brandeis, will be built upon an interdisciplinary background with the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam, which means making the world a better place. Engineering majors will be required to take classes outside the sciences, and students from other majors will be able to enroll in engineering classes. The program is meant to foster engineering sympathy, or the ability to take the skills learned from engineering classes and bring them back to the community, said Vincent Calia-Bogan ’25, the undergraduate department representative for the Engineering Major in a March 19 interview with The Justice.
(03/25/25 10:00am)
If you’re reading this, you might be a first-year student, still adjusting to life at Brandeis. At this point, you may be trying to figure out your schedule, debating whether to join certain clubs or wondering if you’ve found the right group of friends. The truth is, no one arrives at college knowing exactly how things will play out, and that’s a part of the experience. Over the past four years, Brandeis has taught us that flexibility, patience and a willingness to embrace the unexpected matters far more than having a perfect plan. With that in mind, the following is what members of this editorial board wish they had understood earlier.
(03/25/25 10:00am)
