Brandeis University

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Brandeis University
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City: Waltham, Massachusetts
Type: Private
Students: 3,216
Sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, indoor track, outdoor track, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball[1]
Colors: blue and white
Mascot: Ollie the Owl (Judges)
Degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral[2]
Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/

Brandeis University is a Massachusetts Jewish, nonsectarian [3] private university founded in 1948.[4] The school describes itself as a "Private research university with a liberal arts focus."[4] The university's notable graduates include a Nobel laureate, a Pulitzer Prize winner, school presidents, a Prime Minister and an Emmy winner, amongst others.[5] The school ranked #31 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[6]

History

The school is named for former Supreme Court justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis - the first Jewish justice.[3][7][8] In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the Association of American Universities, which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada.[8]

Athletics

The school's mascot, Ollie the Owl,[9] is named after Louis Brandeis's colleague, Oliver Wendell Holmes.[10] Brandeis competes in the University Athletic Association (UAA), a unique Division III affiliation.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Varsity Teams (English). Brandeis University.
  2. ↑ College Search - Brandeis University - At a Glance (English). College Board. Retrieved on May 28, 2010.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Defining Brandeis (English). Brandeis University.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Overview (English). Brandeis University.
  5. ↑ Noble Alumni (English). Brandeis University.
  6. ↑ National Universities: Top Schools (English). US News.
  7. ↑ Supreme Court Facts (English). infoplease.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical Overview (English). Brandeis University.
  9. ↑ 2007-2008 Facts (English). Brandeis University.
  10. ↑ Ollie the Owl (English). Brandeis University.
  11. ↑ About (English). Brandeis University.

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