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62-659: On January 16, 1948, the San Francisco Foundation officially launched with a luncheon at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel just off of San Francisco's Union Square. The foundation was created by Marjorie de Young Elkus of the Columbia Foundation, Leslie Ganyard of the Rosenberg Foundation, and Daniel E. Koshland Sr. of Levi Strauss & Co, who served as the foundation's first chairman. The foundation

124-426: A 192-acre (78-hectare) campus. In 1954, Brandeis began construction on an interfaith center consisting of separate Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish chapels. Designed by the architectural firm of Harrison & Abramovitz , the three chapels surrounded a natural pond. Brandeis announced that no official chaplains would be named, and attendance at chapel services would not be required. The Roman Catholic chapel

186-629: A Jewish Population Survey of the Greater Boston area, the results of which were released on November 9, 2006. The Institute collects and organizes existing socio-demographic data from private, communal, and government sources and will conduct local and national studies of the character of American Jewry and Jewish organizations. The work of the institute is done by a multidisciplinary staff of faculty and scholars, working with undergraduate and graduate students, and augmented by visiting scholars and consultants. The institute works in close collaboration with

248-519: A Jewish-sponsored secular university open to students and faculty of all races and religions. The trustees offered to name the university after Einstein in the summer of 1946, but Einstein declined, and on July 16, 1946, the board decided the university would be named after Louis Brandeis . Einstein threatened to sever ties with the foundation on September 2, 1946. Believing the venture could not succeed without Einstein, Goldstein quickly agreed to resign, and Einstein recanted. Einstein's near-departure

310-437: A discussion between Ayaan Ali and President Frederick Lawrence, stating that "She is a compelling public figure and advocate for women's rights ... but we cannot overlook certain of her past statements". According to Brandeis, Ali was never invited to speak at commencement, she was only invited to receive an honorary degree. Ali said that Brandeis' decision surprised her because Brandeis said they did not know what she had said in

372-471: A four-day ceremony to commemorate the occasion . Held in the newly opened amphitheater, the ceremony included the world premier of Bernstein's opera Trouble in Tahiti . Eleanor Roosevelt and Massachusetts Governor Paul A. Dever spoke at the commencement ceremony. In 1953, Einstein declined the offer of an honorary degree from Brandeis, writing to Brandeis President Abram L. Sachar that "what happened in

434-540: A good portion of her philanthropy toward people with disabilities. After the death of his first wife, he married Lucile Heming in 1959. Brandeis University Brandeis University ( / ˈ b r æ n d aɪ s / ) is a private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts , United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a non-sectarian , coeducational university, Brandeis

496-708: A home win against American International College on October 13, 1951. During its first season, the football team won four and lost four games during the regular season and then lost to the University of Tampa in a post-season game. Construction of a 2,000-seat amphitheater began in February 1952. The state legislature of Massachusetts authorized Brandeis to award master's degrees, doctorate degrees, and honorary degrees in 1951. Brandeis' first graduating class of 101 students received degrees on June 16, 1952. Leonard Bernstein , director of Brandeis' Center of Creative Arts, planned

558-542: A large United States Government archive. Brandeis University is a part of the Boston Library Consortium, which allows its students, faculty, and staff to access and borrow books and other materials from other BLC institutions including Tufts University and Williams College . In 1980, Brandeis University established the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, the first academic center devoted to

620-491: A lawyer responsible for much of the organizational effort, Einstein had wanted to offer the presidency of the school to left-wing scholar Harold Laski , someone that Alpert had characterized as "a man utterly alien to American principles of democracy, tarred with the Communist brush." He said, "I can compromise on any subject but one: that one is Americanism." Two of the foundation's trustees, S. Ralph Lazrus and Otto Nathan, quit

682-479: A library. The building, named the Bertha and Jacob Goldfarb Library in his honor, was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz , a firm which designed many campus buildings in the 1950s. Built of brick and glass, the library was designed to hold 750,000 volumes. A nine-foot bronze statue of Justice Louis D. Brandeis is a campus landmark. The sculpture, created by sculptor Robert Berks , was unveiled in 1956 in honor of

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744-453: A long association with the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad , of which he was to become president from 1956 to 1961. Alpert was chairman of Brandeis from 1946 to 1954, and a trustee from 1946 until his death. By February 5, 1946, Goldstein had recruited Albert Einstein , whose involvement drew national attention to the nascent university. Einstein believed the university would attract

806-521: A proposal to give the Middlesex campus and charter to Goldstein's committee, in the hope that his committee might "possess the apparent ability to reestablish the School of Medicine on an approved basis." While Goldstein was concerned about being saddled with a failing medical school, he was excited about the opportunity to secure a 100-acre (40-hectare) "campus not far from New York, the premier Jewish community in

868-590: A small drygoods wholesaler. Koshland's tenure at Levi Strauss – along with that of his brother-in-law – is widely credited with saving the company leading it through the Great Depression , racial integration at its factories, the global popularization of the Levi brand, and the creation of the Levi Strauss Foundation. Koshland served as CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. from 1955 to 1958. In 1948, he established

930-459: A total enrollment of 5,800 students on a campus of 235 acres (95 hectares). The university has a liberal arts focus. Alumni and faculty of the university have included Nobel Prize laureates Drew Weissman , Michael Rosbash , Jeffrey Hall, and Roderick MacKinnon , Fields Medalist Edward Witten , MacArthur fellow Gina Turrigiano , and co-creators of the television show Friends David Crane and Marta Kauffman . Middlesex University

992-575: A total of $ 178 million in contributions and bequests. Its total grants issued were $ 166 million. San Francisco Foundation works with various partners in several affiliated organizations that advance the foundation's agenda: ReWork the Bay, Great Communities Collaborative, HOPE SF, Keep Oakland Housed, Partnership for the Bay's Future, and Oakland Codes. San Francisco Foundation issues awards and scholarships to youth and artists to promote leadership, support disadvantaged community members, and foster artistic growth:

1054-572: Is an AACSB-accredited institution. The International Business School offers five graduate programs, two accelerated graduate programs, six dual-degree programs and undergraduate majors and minors in business and economics. The school was established in 1994 as the Graduate School of International Economics and Finance, offering a PhD in International Economics and Finance and Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance (MA). In 1998,

1116-551: The American Medical Association , which Smith partially attributed to institutional antisemitism in the American Medical Association. Smith's son, C. Ruggles Smith, was desperate for a way to save something of Middlesex University. He learned of a New York committee headed by Israel Goldstein that was seeking a campus to establish a Jewish-sponsored secular university. Smith approached Goldstein with

1178-513: The Council on American–Islamic Relations and internal consultation with faculty and students, Brandeis publicly withdrew the offer, citing that Ali's statements condemning Islam were "inconsistent with the University's core values". 87 out of 511 faculty members at Brandeis signed a letter to the university president. The university announced that the decision to withdraw the invitation was made after

1240-718: The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) offers over 40 programs, 18 of which are doctoral programs. Brandeis graduate students are eligible to cross-register for courses at Boston College, Boston University, Tufts University, and the Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies at MIT. Brandeis is also a member of the Boston Library Consortium, composed of 18 academic and research institutions in Massachusetts , Connecticut , Rhode Island , and New Hampshire . Established in 1961,

1302-673: The Rose Art Museum is a museum dedicated to 20th- and 21st-century art. The Brandeis Library provides resources and services to support research, scholarship, teaching, and learning on campus. The library manages more than 1,500,000 physical volumes, and more than 600,000 electronic books, as well as electronic journals and online databases. As part of the library, the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department houses Brandeis University's unique and rare primary sources, which support teaching, research and scholarship at

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1364-1042: The San Francisco Foundation . Koshland served with various charities in varying capacities in the San Francisco area including the Industrial Welfare Commission; the Human Rights Commission; the San Francisco Juvenile Probation Committee; Planned Parenthood ; Mount Zion Hospital; the Community Chest ; the United Bay Area Crusade; the Citizen's Lobby for Freedom and Fair Play; the San Francisco Development Commission on Low-Cost Housing;

1426-507: The counterculture of the 1960s . It was the National Student Strike Information Center during the student strike of 1970 . On January 8, 1969, about 70 black students entered then-student-center, Ford Hall, ejected everyone else from the building, and refused to leave. The students' demands included the hiring of more black faculty members, increasing black student enrollment from four percent to ten percent of

1488-530: The 100th anniversary of Brandeis' birth. Berks' wife Dorothy had been the Justice's personal assistant for 39 years and wore his actual robes to model the statue. After Brandeis University awarded an honorary doctorate to Israeli Premier David Ben-Gurion in 1960, Jordan boycotted Brandeis University, announcing that it would not issue currency permits to Jordanian students at Brandeis. Beginning in fall 1959, singer Eddie Fisher established two scholarships at

1550-461: The Bay Area Leads Fund; Koshland Civic Unity Program; Multicultural Fellowship Program; Womxn of Color, Womxn of Power Program; Rapid Response Fund for Movement Building; FAITHS (Foundation Alliance with Interfaith to Heal Society); Artistic Hubs Cohort; and Bay Area Community Impact Fund. As of the end of fiscal year 2021, the foundation's total assets under management were $ 1.9 billion, with

1612-616: The Boston metropolitan area. Brandeis said the discontinuation of varsity football would allow it to expand intercollegiate activity in other sports. During its nine years of varsity play, Brandeis' football team recorded 34 wins, 33 losses, and four ties. In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the Association of American Universities , an association that focuses on graduate education and research. Brandeis became an epicenter of radical student activism and anti–Vietnam War protests during

1674-672: The Council on Civic Unity; and the American Red Cross . He organized the business community to create jobs for World War II refugees and served as the national vice chairman of the United Negro College Fund . He was active in the founding of Brandeis University and promoted the development low-cost community colleges specifically the College of San Mateo and Cañada College . Several awards have been dedicated in his honor including

1736-836: The Jewish Community Federation's Haas/Koshland Award, the Koshland Young Leader Award of the San Francisco Foundation , and the Butler Koshland Fellowships. In 1918, he married his cousin Eleanor Haas (Eleanor's mother Fanny was Koshland's aunt), daughter of Haas family patriarch Abraham Haas . They had three children: Daniel E. Koshland Jr. (married to Marian Elliot Koshland ), Frances "Sissy" Koshland Geballe (married to Theodore H. Geballe ), and Phyllis Koshland Friedman. Eleanor would later be diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and would devote

1798-594: The Koshland Young Leader Awards, SFF/Nomadic Press Literary Award, Murphy Award and the Cadogan Scholarships, and the Rella Lossy Award. Daniel E. Koshland Sr. Daniel E. Koshland Sr. (1892–1979) was an American businessman who served as CEO of Levi Strauss & Co. Koshland was born to a Jewish family in San Francisco, the son of Marcus Koshland and Corinne Schweitzer. He

1860-501: The National Hillel Commission, had been chosen as Brandeis' first president. Sachar promised that Brandeis University would follow Louis Brandeis' principles of academic integrity and service. He also promised that students and faculty would never be chosen based on quotas of "genetic or ethnic or economic distribution" because choices based on quotas "are based on the assumption that there are standard population strains, on

1922-413: The School of General Studies, the School of Social Studies, the School of Humanities, and the School of Science. On October 14, 1948, Brandeis University received its first freshman class of 107 students. They were taught by thirteen instructors in eight buildings on a 100-acre (40-hectare) campus. Students came from 28 states and six foreign countries. The library was formerly a barn, students slept in

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1984-578: The US Army officer training program at the Presidio . He was not allowed to transfer to the Intelligence Corps overseas during World War I because of his German last name and instead served at Governor's Island , New York. In 1922, he returned to San Francisco where he joined his brother-in-law Walter A. Haas Sr. at Levi Strauss & Co. which was at the time a small manufacturer of work clothing and

2046-574: The United States. CMJS research has altered the understanding of contemporary Jewish life and the role of Jewish institutions in the United States. The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism was launched in September 2004 as the first investigative reporting center based at a United States university. It was named for founding benefactors Elaine Schuster and Gerald Schuster. The institute's major projects were: The Schuster Institute closed at

2108-419: The belief that the ideal American must look and act like an eighteenth-century Puritan, that the melting pot of America must mold all who live here into such a pattern." Students who applied to the school were not asked their race, religion, or ancestry. Brandeis decided its undergraduate instruction would not be organized with traditional departments or divisions, and instead it would have four schools, namely

2170-616: The best young people in all fields, satisfying a real need. In March 1946, Goldstein said the foundation had raised $ 10 million that it would use to open the school by the following year. The foundation purchased Middlesex University's land and buildings for two million dollars. The charter of this operation was transferred to the foundation along with the campus. The founding organization was announced in August and named The Albert Einstein Foundation for Higher Learning, Inc. The new school would be

2232-475: The black students exited Ford Hall, ending the eleven-day occupation of the building. There had been no violence or destruction of property during the occupation, and Brandeis gave the students amnesty for their actions. Ronald Walters became the first chair of Afro-American studies at Brandeis later the same year. Ford Hall was demolished in August 2000 to make way for the Shapiro Campus Center, which

2294-563: The curriculum. The global and experiential dimensions of education at Brandeis are carried out through international centers and institutes, which sponsor lectures and colloquia and add to the ranks of distinguished scholars on campus. The Brandeis University Press, a member of the University Press of New England, publishes books in a variety of scholarly and general interest fields. The Goldfarb Library at Brandeis has more than 1.6 million volumes and 300,000 e-journals. The library also houses

2356-674: The decision and warned against "making renegades into heroes," other academic commentators such as the University of Chicago's Jerry Coyne and the George Mason University Foundation Professor David Bernstein criticized the decision as an attack on academic values such as freedom of inquiry and intellectual independence from religious pressure groups. The presidents of Brandeis University include: The Heller School for Social Policy and Management has programs in social policy, health policy and management, and international development. Researchers at

2418-550: The end of 2018 due to financial considerations. The Steinhardt Social Research Institute was created in 2005 from a gift from Michael Steinhardt as a forum to collect, analyze, and disseminate data about the Jewish community and about religion and ethnicity in the United States. The first mission of SSRI was to interpret the inherent problems with the National Jewish Population Survey of 2000 (NJPS). SSRI has done

2480-568: The first academic programs in Jewish Studies at an American university. Among the founders were distinguished emigre scholars Alexander Altmann, Nathan Glatzer, and Simon Rawidowicz . Brandeis' graduate program, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, opened in fall 1954. In the same year, Brandeis became fully accredited, joining the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools . As of 1954, Brandeis had 22 buildings and

2542-465: The former medical school building and two army barracks, and the cafeteria was where the medical school had stored cadavers. Historians Elinor and Robert Slater later called the opening of Brandeis one of the great moments in Jewish history. Eleanor Roosevelt joined the board of trustees in 1949. Joseph M. Proskauer joined the board in 1950. Construction of on-campus dormitories began in March 1950 with

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2604-483: The foundation at the same time as Einstein. In response, Alpert said that Lazrus and Nathan had tried to give Brandeis University a "radical, political orientation." Alpert also criticized Lazrus' lack of fundraising success and Nathan's failure to organize an educational advisory committee. Einstein said he, Lazrus, and Nathan "have always been and have always acted in complete harmony." On April 26, 1948, Brandeis University announced that Abram L. Sachar , chairman of

2666-524: The goal of ninety percent of students living on campus. Construction on an athletic field began in May 1950. Brandeis' football team played its first game on September 30, 1950, a road win against Maine Maritime Academy . Its first varsity game was on September 29, 1951, with a home loss against the University of New Hampshire . Its first varsity win was a score of 24–13, an away game at Hofstra University on October 6, 1951. Brandeis Stadium opened in time for

2728-415: The graduate school and research institution research policy in health; mental health; substance abuse; children, youth, and families; aging; international and community development; developmental disabilities; philanthropy; and work and inequalities. Brandeis International Business School is a professional school dedicated to business, finance, economics and data analytics. The International Business School

2790-559: The past even though her speeches were publicly available on the internet, calling it a "feeble excuse". Ali stated that the university's decision was motivated in part by fear of offending Muslims. She argued that the "spirit of free expression" referred to in the Brandeis statement has been betrayed and stifled. While some commentators such as Abdullah Antepli, the Muslim chaplain and adjunct faculty of Islamic Studies at Duke University, applauded

2852-690: The school launched the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Science in finance (MSF) programs. In 2003, the school changed its name to Brandeis International Business School. In 2018, the school launched the Master of Science in business analytics (MSBA) program. With more than 4,000 enrollments a year, the Rabb School of Continuing Studies develops educational offerings across four distinct divisions. It provides professional development opportunities through degree programs, personal enrichment and lifelong learning. One of four graduate schools on campus,

2914-492: The stage of preparation of Brandeis University was not at all caused by a misunderstanding and cannot be made good any more." Instead, at the graduation ceremony for Brandeis' second graduating class of 108 students, individuals given Brandeis' first honorary degrees included Illinois Senator Paul H. Douglas , Rabbi Louis Ginzberg , and Alpert. 1953 also saw the creation of the Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, one of

2976-475: The student body, establishing an independent department on African American studies, and an increase in scholarships for black students. Over 200 white students staged a sit-in in the lobby of the administration building. President Morris B. Abram said that, although he recognized "the deep frustration and anger which black students here and all over the country feel at what must seem—and often is—the indifference and duplicity of white men in relation to blacks",

3038-488: The students' actions were an affront to the university. The faculty condemned the students' actions as well. On the fourth day of the protest, the Middlesex Superior Court issued a temporary restraining order, requiring the students to leave Ford Hall. While Abram did not allow the order to forcibly remove the students from Ford Hall to be enforced, 65 students had been suspended for their actions. On January 18,

3100-465: The study of Jewish life in the United States. The Cohen Center's work spans basic research on Jewish identity to applied educational evaluation studies. The center's recent signature studies include research with participants in Taglit-Birthright Israel , investigations of synagogue transformation, analyses of Jewish summer camping, and socio-demographic studies of Jewish communities throughout

3162-766: The university and beyond. The department comprises University Archives, containing materials related to Brandeis University, and Special Collections, including rare books, original manuscripts dating from the 13th to 21st centuries, unique primary source material, and a wide variety of visual material. The schools of the university include: The College of Arts and Sciences comprises 24 departments and 22 interdepartmental programs, which, in total, offer 43 majors and 47 minors. The Heller School for Social Policy and Management, founded in 1959, has graduate programs in healthcare administration, social policy, social work, and international development. Internships, research assistantships and other hands-on experiences are available throughout

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3224-422: The university, one for classical and one for popular music, in the name of Eddie Cantor . On May 16, 1960, Brandeis announced it would discontinue its varsity football team. President Abram Sachar pointed to the cost of the team as one reason for the decision. Brandeis' football coach Benny Friedman said it was difficult to recruit football players who were also excellent students with so much competition in

3286-439: The veterinary school recommended dismissing certain instructors and requiring end-of-year examinations for the students, but the foundation declined to enact any of the recommendations, to the dismay of Einstein and a couple of the foundation's trustees. In early June 1947, Einstein made a final break with the foundation. The veterinary school was closed, despite students' protests and demonstrations. According to George Alpert,

3348-478: The world, and only 9 miles (14 km) from Boston, one of the important Jewish population centers." Goldstein agreed to accept Smith's offer, proceeding to recruit George Alpert, a Boston lawyer with fundraising experience as national co-chairman of the United Jewish Appeal . Alpert had worked his way through Boston University School of Law and co-founded the firm of Alpert and Alpert. Alpert's firm had

3410-564: Was a medical school located in Waltham, Massachusetts, that was at the time the only medical school in Massachusetts that did not impose a quota on Jews . The founder, John Hall Smith, died in 1944. Smith's will stipulated that the school should go to any group willing to use it to establish a non-sectarian university. Within two years, Middlesex University was on the brink of financial collapse. The school had not been able to secure accreditation by

3472-502: Was established on the site of the former Middlesex University . The university is named after Louis Brandeis , a former Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court . Brandeis is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . The university has been a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) since 1985. In 2018, it had

3534-463: Was established to provide the community with “a contemporary agency sensitive to current social needs, and one which will help build a future which will magnify the opportunities of generations yet to be born,” according to the foundation's inaugural press release. San Francisco Foundation manages and administers grants, programs, and funds that help to support its agenda of racial equity, diversity, and economic inclusion. These programs and funds include

3596-429: Was in no position to make the investment in the medical school that would enable it to receive accreditation, and closed it in 1947. Einstein wanted Middlesex University's veterinary school's standards to be improved before expanding to the school, while others in the foundation wanted to simply close the veterinary school, which, by the winter of 1947, had an enrollment of just about 100 students. A professional study of

3658-519: Was named Bethlehem, meaning house of bread, and it was dedicated on September 9, 1955. Dedicated on September 11, 1955, the Jewish chapel was named in memory of Mendel and Leah Berlin, parents of Boston surgeon David D. Berlin. Named in memory of Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan , the Protestant chapel was dedicated on October 30, 1955. In 1956, Brandeis received a one-million-dollar donation from New York industrialist Jack A. Goldfarb to build

3720-554: Was opened and dedicated October 3, 2002. In the 1970s, Brandeis faced a financial crisis as donations from American Jews decreased as they turned toward support for Israel and other causes. Samuel O. Thier , president from 1991 to 1994, helped to restabilize the university. In 2014, Brandeis announced it would offer an honorary doctorate to Ayaan Hirsi Ali , "a staunch supporter of women's rights ", and an outspoken campaigner against female genital mutilation , honor killing and Islamic extremism in general. After complaints from

3782-563: Was publicly denied. Goldstein said that, despite his resignation, he would continue to solicit donations for the foundation. On November 1, 1946, the foundation announced that the new university would be named Brandeis University, after Louis D. Brandeis, associate justice of the United States Supreme Court . By the end of 1946, the foundation said it had raised over five hundred thousand dollars, and two months later it said it had doubled that amount. The Brandeis board felt it

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3844-512: Was the grandson of Simon Koshland , one of the most successful wool merchants in San Francisco who also taught Koshland's father the trade. Koshland graduated from Lowell High School in San Francisco and graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley . After graduation he worked as a banker in New York City and in 1917, returned to San Francisco where he attended

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