PEVC Guest Speaker: James Orsillo
Audience: Current Students.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM.
Alumni Common Room, Lemberg Academic Center.
Brandeis Graduate Student Intercultural Night Dinner: "Taste and Tell"
GSA Calendar
The Office of Graduate Affairs (OGA) and the Graduate Student Association (GSA) are excited to invite you to our traditional Intercultural Night Dinner as part of the "I Am Global Week" celebration! Join us for a collaborative potluck-style dinner and cultural sharing where graduate students connect over food and personal stories.
Potluck Contribution: Students sign up to showcase snacks or finger foods from their own culture, home country, or a dish that holds personal cultural significance. Ideally plan to serve 20-30 sample size portions. , OGA offers a reimbursement (up to $60) for students who participate with a food stall. , You can sign up individually or team up with your friends. Sign up today online. Cultural Sharing (Optional): Students who bring food can volunteer for a 30-second "mini-presentation" at the start of the dinner, sharing a quick fact, anecdote, or memory related to their food. We look forward to your participation! If you have any questions, please contact Jing Zhang at …
Location: Intercultural Center. Room: Swig Lounge. Registration/Access information: Register online.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Graduate Student Intercultural Night Dinner: "Taste & Tell"
GSA Calendar
OGA and GSA are excited to invite you to our traditional Intercultural Night Dinner as part of "I Am Global Week" celebration! A collaborative potluck-style dinner and cultural sharing where graduate students connect over food and personal stories.
Potluck Contribution:
Students sign up to showcase snacks or finger foods from their own culture, home country, or a dish that holds personal cultural significance. Ideally plan to serve 20-30 sample size portions
Incentive: OGA offers a reimbursement (up to $60) for students who participate with a food stall
You can sign up individually or team up with your friends, sign up today [brandeis.us20.list-manage.com]!
Cultural Sharing (Optional):
Students who bring food can volunteer for a 30-second "mini-presentation" at the start of the dinner, sharing a quick fact, anecdote, or memory related to their food.
We look forward to your participation! If you have any questions, contact Jing Zhang at jingzhang@brandeis.edu.
Location: Intercultural Center. Room: ICC Swig Lounge.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students Re-opens.
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Friday, November 21, 2025.
Life After Brandeis: Meet Alumni Working in and Around Boston
Thinking about building a career in or around Boston after graduation? Join the CSE in welcoming Brandeis alumni who have successfully made their transition from campus to career locally!
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During this event, you will hear about their career journeys, how they navigated life after Brandeis, and what it's like to live and work in and around the Boston area. Students will be able to participate in a Q&A session and seek advice from experts in their field.
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This event is ideal for students exploring industries in business, consulting, and finance, looking for career advice, or hoping to make local connections.
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Panelists include:
Alekh Mehta, MSF'18, Manager at Deloitte
, Tianyi Zhou, MSBA'19, Senior Data Scientist at Definitive Care
, Saurabh Jain, MSF'23, FP&A Manager at Edelman Financial Engines.
Location: Sachar International Center. Room: International Hall, Sachar 116. Event Host/Office: Career Strategies and Engagement (CSE). Audience: Current Students. Registration/Access information: Register on Handshake: https://brandeis.joinhandshake.com/events/1848807/share_preview.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
For more info visit brandeis.joinhandshake.com. Registration period for graduate and undergraduate students.
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Saturday, November 22, 2025 – Sunday, January 25, 2026.
Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module II courses to audit (instructor's permission required)
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Monday, November 24, 2025.
Last day to to drop Module II courses
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Monday, November 24, 2025.
Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025.
Thanksgiving holiday: No university exercises, staff holiday Thursday and Friday.
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Thursday, November 27, 2025 – Friday, November 28, 2025.
A Discussion with Scott Kirsner, CEO at InnoLead
Join us on Wednesday, December 3 at 5:30 P.M. in Lee Hall (Lemberg 180) at the School of Business and Economics for a conversation with Scott Kirsner.
Scott Kirsner is CEO at InnoLead, a new media and events venture for people who work on innovation and R&D in big companies.
Scott has been a speaker and moderator at events related to innovation, business, technology, and the entertainment industry, including the MIT R&D Conference Conference, Sundance Film Festival, Toronto International Film Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, New York Tech Week, AlwaysOn Venture Summit, CIO Annual Conference, BIO International Convention, Consumer Electronics Show, National Association of Broadcasters Futures Summit, South by Southwest, Churchill Club, and MIT Enterprise Forum. Scott has also been a contributor to publications including the New York Times, Wired, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review online, CIO Magazine, the San Jose Mercury News, Newsweek, BusinessWeek, Salon, Variety, Boston Magazine, The Hollywo…
Location: Lemberg Academic Center. Room: Lee Hall (Lemberg 180). Event Contact: Kimberly Airasian. Audience: Alumni & Friends. Current Students. Faculty. Prospective Students. Staff. Registration/Access information: https://brandeis.joinhandshake.com/events/1831000/share_preview.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Last day of Instruction.
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Thursday, December 11, 2025.
Last day to voluntarily withdraw from the term (written notification required)
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Thursday, December 11, 2025.
Study day
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Friday, December 12, 2025.
Final Examination period
Audience: Current Students. Staff. Faculty.
Monday, December 15, 2025 – Friday, December 19, 2025.
Fall term grades due
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Wednesday, December 24, 2025.
First day of instruction
Audience: Current Students. Faculty.
Monday, January 12, 2026.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: no university exercises, staff holiday
Audience: Staff.
Monday, January 19, 2026.
All work for fall term 2025 incompletes due to instructors
Audience: Current Students. Staff. Faculty.
Monday, January 26, 2026.
Last day to add semester and Module I classes.
Audience: Current Students. Faculty.
Monday, January 26, 2026.
Grades replacing fall 2025 incompletes due
Audience: Faculty. Current Students.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Last day for graduate students to change grading option of Module I courses to audit (instructor’s permission required).
Audience: Faculty. Current Students.
Monday, February 9, 2026.
Last day to drop Module I courses.
Audience: Current Students. Faculty.
Monday, February 9, 2026.
First day to apply for spring graduation
Audience: Current Students.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
February break: No university exercises
Audience: Current Students. Faculty. Staff.
Monday, February 16, 2026 – Friday, February 20, 2026.
Presidents Day: No university exercises, staff holiday
Audience: Staff.
Monday, February 16, 2026.