Past lectures by professors David Hackett Fischer, Greg Petsko, and Steve Whitfield, PhD ’72 have been archived and are available for viewing. ...read more

He has opened a new bakery, Batch, where he has built on his early foundations as a pastry chef to blend classic dessert techniques with savory ingredients. ...read more

Together with the Hiatt Career Center, the Alumni Association has launched the new Brandeis Career Advisory Network on B Connect, where alumni at all stages of their careers can tap invaluable resources. Alumni willing to serve as career advisors to fellow alumni and current students are needed. Alumni advisors help their alma mater while significantly expanding their own professional networks at the same time. ...read more

The Alumni Club of Greater Boston's Recent Graduates Network held its 8th annual summer Happy Hour at Tia's on the Waterfront on August 26. This year's event saw record turnout, with nearly 80 in attendance, including many members of the Class of 2009. Marissa Smilowitz '03 (left) chaired the event. ...read more

At the meeting of the Board of Trustees last month, Chairman Malcolm Sherman announced the appointment of the Presidential Search Committee that will seek President Reinharz’s successor. He noted that the search committee would proceed carefully and deliberately, cognizant of the Brandeis values and mission that must be protected. Reinharz, 65, who has served as president of Brandeis University since 1994, announced Sept. 25 his intention to resign. The second-longest serving Brandeis president, he will continue in role until successor is named, up until June 30, 2011. ...read more

Ellen Lasher Kaplan '64, who resisted the conventional as she has forged her own path in the business world, has given generously of both her time and resources in service to her alma mater. ...read more