On March 17, Interim President Arthur Levine ’70 sent an email to the Brandeis community to announce that the faculty has voted to implement reorganization plans for the University. The plans were presented to the student body at Levine’s Feb. 25 town hall and were debated by the faculty during their Mar. 7 meeting. The email stated the goal of these reforms are to “[create] new exciting and innovative academic programs for the rapidly changing environment of the global, digital, knowledgeable economy we live in.”

Levine stated that faculty and staff will “iron out” the reorganization plan over the next weeks, and will change their handbook accordingly. The plan still awaits final approval by the Board of Trustees in late April, and Levine plans on implementing the redesign once its approval has gone though. 

The reorganization plan has many different focuses, and will involve the creation of four new academic deans who report to the provost. Levine stated that this specific change will be implemented by July 1, 2025. 

Additionally, Levine stated that he plans on continuing to accept feedback about the reorganization plan. As such, he has arranged three town halls with himself and Joel Christensen, Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs. The town hall for undergraduate students will take place on Mar. 31 from 12 to 1 p.m. in Rapaporte Treasure Hall. For faculty, it will be on Apr. 2 from 2 to 3 p.m. in the same location and for graduate students, the meeting will be on Apr. 10 from 3 to 4 p.m. in Schwartz 112. 

To conclude his message, Levine added that the administration will continue to be in conversation with the Brandeis University Staff Advisory Committee, the Graduate Student Association and the Faculty Senate as they move ahead with their plans.