Brandeis University

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City:  | Waltham, Massachusetts
Type:  | Private
Students:  | 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)
Degrees:  | Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral[2]
Website:  | http://www.brandeis.edu/

Brandeis University is a Massachusetts Jewish, nonsectarian [3] private university founded in 1948.[4] The school describes itself as a "Private research university with a liberal arts focus."[4] The university's notable graduates include a Nobel laureate, a Pulitzer Prize winner, school presidents, a Prime Minister and an Emmy winner, amongst others.[5] The school ranked #31 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[6]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Athletics
* 3 Notes
* 4 External links

## History[edit]

The school is named for former Supreme Court justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis \- the first Jewish justice.[3][7][8] 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.[8]

## Athletics[edit]

The school's mascot, Ollie the Owl,[9] is named after Louis Brandeis's colleague, Oliver Wendell Holmes.[10] Brandeis competes in the University Athletic Association (UAA), a unique Division III affiliation.[11]

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ Varsity Teams (English). Brandeis University.
2. ↑ College Search - Brandeis University - At a Glance (English). College Board. Retrieved on May 28, 2010.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Defining Brandeis (English). Brandeis University.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Overview (English). Brandeis University.
5. ↑ Noble Alumni (English). Brandeis University.
6. ↑ National Universities: Top Schools (English). US News.
7. ↑ Supreme Court Facts (English). infoplease.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Historical Overview (English). Brandeis University.
9. ↑ 2007-2008 Facts (English). Brandeis University.
10. ↑ Ollie the Owl (English). Brandeis University.
11. ↑ About (English). Brandeis University.

## External links[edit]

* Official Athletic Site

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