Brandeis University

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{{Infobox_University |image = Image:BrandeisUnivSeal.gif |name = Brandeis University

|motto = "אמת"
("Emet", Hebrew for "Truth") |established = 1948 |type = Private |president = Jehuda Reinharz |city = Waltham |state = Massachusetts |country = USA |undergrad = 3,158 |postgrad = 1,872 |staff= 326 full-time, 139 part-time |campus = Suburban, 235 acres (1.00 km²) |mascot = Image:Brandeis Ollie.jpgOllie, the Owl (named for Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.) |website= www.brandeis.edu |endowment= $467,821,654 }} Brandeis University is a private university in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, 9 miles west of Boston. As of 2005, the university had approximately 3,158 undergraduates, 1,872 graduate students and 460 faculty members. Founded in 1948 as a coeducational institution on the site of the former Middlesex University, Brandeis is the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored college or university in the United States. Despite its relatively recent founding and small size, the university is highly regarded academically and has several first-rate research programs (particularly in the Life Sciences). In addition, the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, founded in 1959, is noteworthy for its graduate programs in social policy, social work, and international development. The university is named for the first Jewish Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941).

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About Brandeis

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The schools of the University include:

The College of Arts and Sciences is comprised of 24 departments and 22 interdepartmental programs, which offer 38 majors and 42 minors. The Provost of the university, Marty Krauss, is an expert on disability policy and family-based caregiving. Brandeis is home to the Rose Art Museum, a museum of modern and contemporary art, widely renowned as the best modern art museum in New England.

The Brandeis University Press, a member of the University Press of New England, publishes books in a variety of scholarly and general interest fields.

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Student life

Fraternities and sororities are officially prohibited by Brandeis University, as they are contrary to a central tenet of the university, namely, that student organizations be open to all students, with membership determined by competency or interest. "Exclusive or secret societies are inconsistent with the principles of openness to which the University is committed." [1]

The university boasts an active student government, the Brandeis Student Union[2], as well as more than 200 student organizations [3].

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WBRS at 100.1 FM is the school's radio station, and its television channel is called BTV.

Brandeis emergency medical services are provided by the Brandeis Emergency Medical Corps (BEMCo).

Brandeis has a large number of a capella groups, including internationally recognized VoiceMale.

The university's athletic teams ("The Judges") compete in the University Athletic Association (UAA) conference of the NCAA Division III. The school's official colors are blue and white.

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Presidents

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The presidents of Brandeis University have been:

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Notable faculty and staff

All current faculty may be found in the Brandeis Faculty Guide.

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Notable alumni

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Publications

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External links

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