On Nov. 1, Dr. Arthur Levine, PhD, assumed the role of interim president of Brandeis University. Levine takes over the role from Ron Leibowitz, who announced his resignation from the position on Sept. 25, leaving...

On Oct. 31, Brandeis’ Intercultural Center (ICC) announced via their Instagram account that they’re “thrilled to welcome Peter Rojas as our new ICC Director! With a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Peter aims to...

On Nov. 5, 2024, registered voters across Massachusetts headed to the polls to weigh in, not only on the presidential election, but also on several key policy issues. This year’s ballot included five questions relating...

On Oct. 31 at 10:32 a.m., a “wrongful death lawsuit” concerning “Eli T. Stuart, a 20-year-old student who died in December 2023” was filed in the Superior Court in Middlesex County. This lawsuit named Brandeis...

On Oct. 8, 2024, Dr. Danielle Allen was announced as the 2024 recipient of the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize, which includes a $25,000 cash award and a medal. Dr. Allen is a respected...

In another cut made to the Music Department, Brandeis has declined to renew the Lydian String Quartet’s contract. The Lydian has been described as “one of the country’s superior chamber groups,” their performances described as...

Content warning: This article mentions the death of a Brandeis community member. Reader discretion is advised. On Oct. 31 at 10:32 a.m., a “wrongful death lawsuit” concerning “Eli T. Stuart, a 20-year-old student who died...

Brandeis University was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed on Oct. 7 in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit names 40 universities, including 11 in New England and all...

On Monday, Oct. 21, The Jewish Brandeis Bund held a vigil to honor lost Palestinian lives. The Bund, a recently formed Jewish-led group of anti-Zionist students, came together in the Shapiro Campus Center (SCC) slightly...

As Brandeis moves through “headwinds” facing higher education, the university administration has made several budget cuts. Recently, these cuts have landed upon the Music Department. The university cut the Musicology PhD program just last year...

After months of negotiations and tension between the university administration and graduate students over wages and benefits, a significant development occurred on Sept. 9, 2024. Graduate students, frustrated with their inability to make ends meet...

On Thursday, Sept. 26, two members of an international organization known as the Parents’ Circle hosted an event at Rappaporte Treasure Hall, advertised by email as an event for “Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation.” The speakers were an...

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Legal Studies department hosted an event on “Understanding the Supreme Court’s opinion on presidential immunity in Trump v. United States.” In that decision, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have...

Acclaimed translator Eli Bijaoui visited professor Sara Hascal’s class on Thursday to discuss his artistic process and life projects. Bijaoui has been translating French and English plays, across all genres, into Hebrew for 20 years....

In the recently released U.S. News and World Report rankings of American Universities, Brandeis University has fallen in the rankings. Last year, the University was ranked 60th, and this year at 63rd. Brandeis is in...

On the morning of Sept. 25, 2024, Ronald D. Liebowitz formally announced his resignation as the President of Brandeis University, a post he had held since 2015. The resignation, reported on by national media outlets...

Brandeis’ MakerLab, a part of the Brandeis’ Design and Innovation (BDI) services is a “creative and collaborative space designed to foster innovation and hands-on learning” that recently celebrated its 10th birthday. The maker space provides...

Last week on Sept. 9, 2024, graduate students gathered at the senior administration open office in the Feldberg Lounge to advocate for fair wages and the negotiation of a fair graduate student worker contract. There...

Gathering in Upper Usdan in the mid-afternoon of Sept. 9, Brandeis’ dining workers’ union (Local 26 Boston) protested for a fair contract from Harvest Table. Sheets were passed out among protestors, with chants written on...

In an email sent to members of the Brandeis community at the end of August, it was announced that Brandeis’ Office of Sustainability was being shut down. The message noted that “Our Sustainability Office has...