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Brandeis University opened its doors on the 14th of October 1948. The institution received its first freshman class of 107 students taught by thirteen instructors in eight buildings.
John Hall Smith founded Middlesex University before his death in 1944. His will stipulated that the school should go to any group willing to use it to establish a non-sectarian university.
Brandeis is classified among R1 Doctoral Universities with very high research activity. In fiscal year 2017, Brandeis spent $68.4 million on research and was ranked 174th in the nation by total research and development expenditure.
Fraternities and sororities are inconsistent with principles of openness to which the University is committed. They contradict a central tenet of openness regarding student organizations at Brandeis.
On the 8th of January 1969 about 70 Black students entered Ford Hall and refused to leave until they exited on January 18. The eleven-day occupation ended with no violence or destruction of property.