Brandeis University

Brandeis University is a small, private university in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, 14 miles west of Boston.

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University - Waltham, Massachusetts - Boston

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Founded in 1948 as a coeducational institution on the site of the former Middlesex University, Brandeis is the youngest private research university, as well as the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored college or university in the United States. Despite its relatively recent founding and small size, Brandeis is highly regarded academically and has several first rate research programs (in particular, within Biology and Computer Science). The Heller School of Social Policy is especially renown for its graduate programs in social work, policy, and development.

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1948 - Coeducational - Jew

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The university is named for the first Jewish Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941).

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United States Supreme Court - Louis Dembitz Brandeis

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