other BLC institutions including Tufts University and Williams College.
=== Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies ===
In 1980, Brandeis University established the Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, the first academic center devoted to the study of Jewish life in the United States. The Cohen Center's work spans basic research on Jewish identity to applied educational evaluation studies. The center's recent signature studies include research with participants in Taglit-Birthright Israel, investigations of synagogue transformation, analyses of Jewish summer camping, and socio-demographic studies of Jewish communities throughout the United States. CMJS research has altered the understanding of contemporary Jewish life and the role of Jewish institutions in the United States.
=== Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism ===
The Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism was launched in September 2004 as the first investigative reporting center based at a United States university. …
