Brandeis Alumni, Family and Friends
Get ready for Alumni Weekend 2026
April 6, 2026
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Brandeis’ flagship alumni event returns Oct. 23-25, featuring a variety of events and activities for reunion classes, shared interest and affinity groups, and all alumni, in a weekend focused on connection.
Be among the first in your class to know about newly announced programming and events by pre-RSVPing for Alumni Weekend via Partiful or Facebook. You’ll also help make the weekend great by spreading the word among Brandeisians before registration opens this summer.
"Coming to Alumni Weekend is like stepping back in time with friends who just get me,” said Alyssa Sanders ’89. “By the time I head home, I have no voice left: the result of laughing nonstop and deep, effortless conversations.”The popular Alumni College will return, featuring thought-provoking sessions on timely topics by Brandeis faculty and alumni experts. Previous panelists have included Broadway star Bonita Hamilton, MFA’04, trailblazing journalist Letty Cottin Pogrebin ’59, and NPR host Guy Raz ’96.
Anna Bradley ’99 came to Alumni Weekend a few years ago for her 25th class reunion. Although she loved reconnecting with classmates, she was especially drawn to the accomplished speakers and their diverse perspectives. “It was really educational and cool,” she said. “I was very impressed.”
For alumni in reunion years, the weekend has special meaning: a chance to reconnect and see how their classmates have grown since graduation. Mara Cohen Jackel ’04 wasn’t able to make her 10th or 15th class reunion. But she traveled from Philadelphia to attend her 20th. “The reunion activities were definitely the highlight of Alumni Weekend for me,” she said. “I was really happy to see the people from my class.”
Big ideas are already taking shape for this fall, so come make memories in the place that started it all. “Brandeis is where I found community. It’s the first place where I really felt at home and was around people who got me,” said Eli Siegel ’14. “It was awesome having everybody back together again.”