Dissertation Defense: Zachary Hylton
Participation Without Position: The Limits of Delegated System Change in Twin Cities Homelessness Governance.
Location: Heller-Brown Building. Room: 147. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this hybrid defense.
Meeting Zoom Link.
Monday, September 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Dissertation Defense: Zachary Hylton, Social Policy
Participation Without Position: The Limits of Delegated System Change in Twin Cities Homelessness Governance.
Location: Heller-Brown Building. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this hybrid defense.
Monday, September 28, 2026, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM.
Dissertation Defense: Keith B. Marple, Social Policy
Helpful Nudge or Inequitable Burden? A Comprehensive Four-City Evaluation of the Effects of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation on Adolescents.
Location: Heller-Brown Building. Room: 147. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this hybrid defense.
Friday, October 2, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Dissertation Defense: Sreshta Venkatakrishnan, Mathematics
Neuromodulation and Multiple-Timescale Dynamics in Respiratory Neurons.
Location: Goldsmith. Room: 317. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Dissertation Events. Registration Information: Please contact the student's department for information about attending this defense.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Dissertation and Thesis Accessibility Workshop
Join the Office of Graduate Affairs and the Brandeis Library for a review of our new accessible dissertation and thesis guidelines and templates! We will go over accessibility requirements and materials, with plenty of time left for questions. This workshop is ideal if you will be depositing this year, but you are welcome to get started with the learning process earlier!
Location: Online. Graduate Student Events Categories: Graduate Affairs Student Events. Registration Information: Please register for the Zoom meeting to attend.
Monday, November 16, 2026, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM.