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Heller News Release
May 02, 2025
Q&A with Giselle Gabriel, MA SID'25
Giselle Gabriel, who has been selected as the university graduate student speaker for Brandeis’ 2025 commencement ceremony on May 18, 2025, describes her journey to Heller and her future plans.
Heller in the News
April 24, 2025
DeSantis Has a Solution to Florida’s Labor Shortage: Teenagers
In the Wall Street Journal, David Weil comments on a proposed Florida bill that would cut restrictions on the hours that minors can work.
Heller News Release
April 15, 2025
2025 Heller Awards Celebrate Excellence Inside and Outside the Classroom
Each spring, the Heller School recognizes outstanding service in teaching, mentoring, teaching assistance, staff service, research, and more.
Heller News Release
April 08, 2025
The Heller School Recognized as a Top 10 Graduate School
U.S. News & World Report Ranks Heller #9 for Social Policy and #13 for Health Policy and Management.
Heller News Release
April 03, 2025
New Research Examines Advancing Responsible and Ethical AI for All Communities
Heller PhD candidate Kumba Sennaar contributes to a Brookings Institution report on Health and AI.
Heller in the News
March 26, 2025
A Democratic version of the Tea Party is a bad idea. Here’s why.
In a commentary piece for WBUR’s Cognoscenti blog, Graham Wright, MPP'15, PhD'16, associate research professor, writes that Democrats can learn from the mistakes of the 2010s Tea Party movement if they want to build and wield political power.
Heller in the News
March 25, 2025
Market logic can’t compute the true impact of US foreign aid
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, Pamina Firchow, Associate Professor of Coexistence and Conflict Resolution, and coauthor Agnieszka Paczyńska argue that if foreign aid were run solely on a market logic, it would fail to address the nuanced political, social, and conflict-related dynamics inherent in efforts to promote democracy, build peace, and foster development.
Heller in the News
March 25, 2025
‘Surreal’: Anita Hill recounts her testimony about allegations of sexual assault by former boss Clarence Thomas
On CNN, University Professor Anita Hill speaks to Jake Tapper about the Supreme Court nomination of Clarence Thomas, her former boss whom she accused of sexual harassment.
Heller News Release
March 21, 2025
Study Shows High Physician-Patient Engagement Leads to Burnout
Heller PhD candidate Masami Tabata-Kelly publishes a new paper in JAMA Network Open.
Heller News Release
March 21, 2025
Finding a Higher Purpose Through Nonprofit Work
A profile of Jenn Wall, MM'97.
Heller in the News
March 14, 2025
Fewer Than Half of Medicaid Managed Care Plans Provide All FDA-approved Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
BU School of Public Health reports on a newly-published study by Maureen Stewart, PhD'09, and co-authors.
Heller in the News
March 11, 2025
A recession? You can thank Trump for that.
In an opinion piece for the Boston Globe, Robert Kuttner writes that Trump is the first president ever to deliberately engineer a recession.