Thanks to many generous contributions from supporters, the Brandeis Athletic department had an unprecedented Giving DEISDay on November 30, with donations exceeding $150,000 from more than 800 donors, with numbers still coming in through the end of 2021.
A senior captain who was part of the first-ever NCAA tournament victory by the women's soccer team, Jessica Schulman '12 has been part of the Brandeis admissions staff since 2016.
Nikki Cote '15 was presented with the Sid Goldfader Award of Valor as a senior. She grew up partially deaf, but it didn't stop her on the softball field, where she was named MVP of the ECAC tournament as senior. Since 2019, she has been a physician assistant at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut.
The Judges are making their second-ever appearance, and first since 1989. They will meet the winner of Grove City and Roger Williams in the second round on May 15.
Julie Mizraji runs Brandeis's intramurals and serves as an event coordinator for four varsity sports. Though she doesn't see it that way, she's been inspirational as she's fought cancer nearly since she arrived six years ago.
Baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis and men's and women's outdoor track and field student-athletes were honored for maintaining a cumulative GPA above 3.30.
Mike Carpino has spent three different stints with the Judges. He's also spent time with Boston College, the Cannons of Major League Lacrosse, and the Red Sox.
Captain of the 2000-01 Judges, Marsha Williams is the co-founder of Kairos PDX, a non-profit in Portland, Oregon, focused on closing racial achievement and opportunity gaps for systematically marginalized children.