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Applications Now Open

Applications to all GSAS programs for the 2025-2026 academic year are now open.

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2024 Graduates

GSAS's 2024 graduates shared reflections and advice as they headed out into life after Brandeis! (Photo credit: Dan Holmes)

Three Minute Thesis winners Victoria Khaghani, Manning Zhang, Pranav Ojha, and Will Dahl pose with their certificates on stage.
Across Boundaries

Three-Minute Thesis

GSAS's third annual Three Minute Thesis competition once again provided students with the opportunity to present their research in three minutes for a general audience. (Photo credit: Dan Holmes.)

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Across Boundaries

Non-Traditional Dissertations

GSAS students are beginning to create dissertations outside of the traditional manuscript box. (Photo credit: Nayoung Kim)

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Investigation

External Grants

GSAS students received a range of prestigious external grants this year.

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GSAS Career Fellows

In its third year, the GSAS Career Fellows program allowed students across programs to build professional development skills and network with like-minded people.

A Center for Knowledge Creation

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University is a center for pioneering investigation embedded in the cooperative environment of a student-centered, medium-size research university. We are driven by academic excellence, reverence for learning, and inclusivity — values of the Jewish tradition.

The smaller size of our doctoral, master's and postbaccalaureate programs enables scholars to build close relationships with our world-class faculty and conduct interdisciplinary research across traditional academic boundaries. We invite you to learn more about our community of scholars!

Our Values

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Collaboration

Our students benefit from the close mentoring that is a hallmark of a medium-size university.

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Investigation

Our students perform pioneering research with MacArthur Fellows, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other world-class faculty.

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Connection

Our graduates maintain lifelong relationships with advisors and peers as they develop into field-leading scholars.

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Across Boundaries

Our students thrive in our smaller-size programs that encourage interdisciplinary research.

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Brandeis has more than 700 master's, PhD and post-baccalaureate students in over 40 programs, with more than 10,000 alumni worldwide.

Upcoming Events

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We have over 300 faculty, including Nobel Laureates, MacArthur Fellows, Pulitzer Prize winners and members of leading scientific academies.

GSAS Alumni

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The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences boasts a network of more than 10,000 alumni around the world. All of our alumni are entitled to the benefits and services offered by the Brandeis University Alumni Association. Reconnecting with alumni is one of Dean Cadge’s priorities for GSAS over the next few years. Learn more about online town halls with the dean, events from various academic departments, and other gatherings in the near future.

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