The TYP 40th Anniversary Celebration was made possible through a generous gift from the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice, which supports Brandeis students, enhances campus life, and promotes the issues of social justice that the former U.S. Supreme Court justice championed throughout his life.

Since it was established in 2006 by a generous, anonymous gift from a Brandeis alumnus, the Legacy Fund has sponsored a series of initiatives designed to help students, enrich the University community, and address social justice concerns on and off campus. Projects supported by the Legacy Fund include:

-- The Brandeis Explores the Journey of Humankind Project, which gave student volunteers the opportunity to trace their family ancestry, while highlighting the existence of a shared human history. Renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells, the explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society and director of the Genographic Project, gave a public lecture on campus as part of the project in October 2008. 

-- The Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice WOW Fellowships, administered by the Hiatt Career Center, which provide up to 20 students with generous stipends to alleviate costs associated with unpaid summer positions in social-service agencies that address achieving social justice.
-- Inviting Kim Bobo, a leading voice for workers’ rights and justice and the founder of Interfaith Worker Justice, to campus to talk about her experiences as a social justice leader and organizer.
-- The Justice Brandeis Jubilee, a year-long campus celebration of Justice Brandeis’s 150th birthday during the 2006-07 academic year, which included academic symposia, art and archival exhibitions, a birthday reception, and other events.
-- Publication of an award-winning, scrapbook-style biography of Louis D. Brandeis, which is presented to each member of the incoming freshman class. It is the only Brandeis biography that is currently in print.
-- Production of “Louis Brandeis: The People’s Attorney,” a 50-minute documentary directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Stuart that aired on PBS.

For more information about supporting the Louis D. Brandeis Legacy Fund for Social Justice, contact director Raquel Rosenblatt (781-736-4022 or rosenbla@brandeis.edu).