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{{University
|name=Brandeis University
|image=BrandeisSeal.jpg
|text=rgb(0,71,168)
|background=
|type=Private
|size=3,216
|city=Waltham, Massachusetts
|sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, indoor track, outdoor track, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Varsity Teams|url=http://my.brandeis.edu/athletics/teams|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>
|colors=blue and white
|mascot=Ollie the Owl (Judges)
|website=http://www.brandeis.edu/
}}
'''Brandeis University''' is a [[Massachusetts]] [[Judaism|Jewish]]<ref name="defining">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Defining Brandeis|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/defining.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> [[private schools|private]] [[university]] founded in 1948.<ref name="overview">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Overview|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/facts/index.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> The school describes itself as a "Private [[research university]] with a [[liberal arts]] focus."<ref name="overview"/> The university's notable graduates include a [[Nobel laureate]], a [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner, school presidents, a Prime Minister, [[Emmy]] winners and many others.<ref name="noble">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Noble Alumni|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/alumni.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> The school ranked #31 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Top Schools|work=US News|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>
==History==
The school is named for former [[Supreme Court]] justice [[Louis Dembitz Brandeis]] - the first Jewish justice.<ref>{{cite web|work=infoplease|title=Supreme Court Facts|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875894.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref><ref name="history">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Historical Overview|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/history.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref><ref name="defining"/> 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.<ref name="history"/>
==Athletics==
The school's mascot, Ollie the Owl,<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=2007-2008 Facts|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/started/facts.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> is named after Louis Brandeis's colleague, Oliver Wendell Holmes.<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Ollie the Owl|url=http://alumni.brandeis.edu/web/clubs/ollie_history.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> Brandeis competes in the University Athletic Association (UAA), a unique Division III affiliation.<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=About|url=http://my.brandeis.edu/athletics/about|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*[http://my.brandeis.edu/athletics/index Official Athletic Site]
{{Nb_US_universities}}
|name=Brandeis University
|image=BrandeisSeal.jpg
|text=rgb(0,71,168)
|background=
|type=Private
|size=3,216
|city=Waltham, Massachusetts
|sports=baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, indoor track, outdoor track, sailing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, volleyball<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Varsity Teams|url=http://my.brandeis.edu/athletics/teams|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>
|colors=blue and white
|mascot=Ollie the Owl (Judges)
|website=http://www.brandeis.edu/
}}
'''Brandeis University''' is a [[Massachusetts]] [[Judaism|Jewish]]<ref name="defining">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Defining Brandeis|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/defining.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> [[private schools|private]] [[university]] founded in 1948.<ref name="overview">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Overview|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/facts/index.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> The school describes itself as a "Private [[research university]] with a [[liberal arts]] focus."<ref name="overview"/> The university's notable graduates include a [[Nobel laureate]], a [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner, school presidents, a Prime Minister, [[Emmy]] winners and many others.<ref name="noble">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Noble Alumni|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/alumni.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> The school ranked #31 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php|title=National Universities: Top Schools|work=US News|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>
==History==
The school is named for former [[Supreme Court]] justice [[Louis Dembitz Brandeis]] - the first Jewish justice.<ref>{{cite web|work=infoplease|title=Supreme Court Facts|url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0875894.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref><ref name="history">{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Historical Overview|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/about/history.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref><ref name="defining"/> 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.<ref name="history"/>
==Athletics==
The school's mascot, Ollie the Owl,<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=2007-2008 Facts|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/started/facts.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> is named after Louis Brandeis's colleague, Oliver Wendell Holmes.<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=Ollie the Owl|url=http://alumni.brandeis.edu/web/clubs/ollie_history.html|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref> Brandeis competes in the University Athletic Association (UAA), a unique Division III affiliation.<ref>{{cite web|work=Brandeis University|title=About|url=http://my.brandeis.edu/athletics/about|format=HTML|language=English}}</ref>
==Notes==
{{reflist}}
==External Links==
*[http://my.brandeis.edu/athletics/index Official Athletic Site]
{{Nb_US_universities}}