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CommunityAt a small, residential university, students, faculty and staff who share common interests inevitably share common experiences. Students intent on using their knowledge and skills to make the world a better place come to share a sense of community with one another. > more | OpportunityThe great variety of course offerings and programs in the social sciences and humanities afford students opportunities to study issues of public life from a variety of perspectives, both in the classroom and beyond. > more | JusticeConcern for social justice is integral to the study of public life. Students and faculty bring the lessons learned from their experiences in the real world back to the classroom, enriching intellectual discourse and strengthening the scholarship they produce. > more | ||||||||
The Crossroads of Societal Needs and Individual Rights | ||
At Brandeis, students learn not only to think critically about what justice is, they also learn how to bring justice to public life. They take advantage of opportunities outside the classroom to learn about and pursue a more just society. The study of justice and public life at Brandeis means asking hard questions. What is justice? What does it mean to be unjust? How might different groups conceive of justice differently? It means asking these fundamental questions in the context of a variety of disciplines. > MORE |