Brandeis University

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Brandeis University
Type: Private
City: Waltham, Massachusetts
Size: 3,216
Sports: baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, indoor track, outdoor track, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball[1]
Colors: blue and white
Mascot: Ollie the Owl (Judges)
Website: http://www.brandeis.edu/

Brandeis University is a Massachusetts Jewish[2] private university founded in 1948.[3] The school describes itself as a "Private research university with a liberal arts focus."[3] The university's notable graduates include a Nobel laureate, a Pulitzer Prize winner, school presidents, a Prime Minister, Emmy winners and many others.[4] The school ranked #31 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[5]

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[edit] History

The school is named for former Supreme Court justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis - the first Jewish justice.[6][7][2] In 1985, Brandeis was elected to membership in the Association of American Universities, which represents the 62 leading research universities in the United States and Canada.[7]

[edit] Athletics

The school's mascot, Ollie the Owl,[8] is named after Louis Brandeis's colleague, Oliver Wendell Holmes.[9] Brandeis competes in the University Athletic Association (UAA), a unique Division III affiliation.[10]

[edit] Notes

  1. ↑ Varsity Teams (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Defining Brandeis (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Overview (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.
  4. ↑ Noble Alumni (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.
  5. ↑ National Universities: Top Schools (English) (HTML). US News.
  6. ↑ Supreme Court Facts (English) (HTML). infoplease.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Historical Overview (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.
  8. ↑ 2007-2008 Facts (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.
  9. ↑ Ollie the Owl (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.
  10. ↑ About (English) (HTML). Brandeis University.

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