The National Institutes of Health has awarded Brandeis University’s Florence Heller Graduate School for Advanced Studies in Social. Welfare a $242,000 grant towards construction of new facilities to house the school, it was announced here today.
The new facilities will be constructed in the presently wooded area between the Three Chapels parking lot and the university library parking lot. Currently, the Heller School, which was made possible by an initial endowment in 1959 from Mrs. Florence Heller of Chicago, is housed in four separate temporary campus buildings. Scheduled to be included in the new buildings are administrative offices, class and seminar rooms, a library and research facilities.
The Heller School, Brandeis’ sole professional school, was established for the chief purpose of educating persons for policy, planning, administrative, research and teaching positions in the social welfare field. The special focus of the school’s program is on social policy, social planning, social administration and social research.
Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all. Your donation to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency powers the trusted journalism that has connected Jewish communities worldwide for more than 100 years. With your help, JTA can continue to deliver vital news and insights. Donate today.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
