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Brandeis University

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Chronology

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Sources

Works and records cited in this dossier. Numbered references in the account lead to entries here.

  1. Angela Davis Brandeis interview, 2019 Brandeis University.
  2. Brandeis University, One-Dimensional Man at 50 Brandeis University. 2014-09-23.
  3. Brandeis University archival timeline, The Second Decade Brandeis University Library. undated archival timeline.
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Why this organization matters

Major academic appointment for Herbert Marcuse from the 1950s into the 1960s.

Verification boundary

This record represents documented organization, unit, affiliation, or employment context. It does not by itself establish ideological adoption, control, or influence.

Identity and aliases

Brandeis University, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts. Aliases or naming cautions: Brandeis.

Dated role and investigative relevance

Marcuse Lecture Professor of Politics, 1954-1965. Major teaching institution in the American transition and location of Marcuse's documented pedagogical relationship with Angela Davis.

Geography

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

Assessment and confidence

High. This is an employment and teaching setting, not proof that the university adopted Marcuse's politics.

What this record does not establish

Institutional employment does not imply institutional endorsement, and shared attendance does not prove personal mentorship.

Evidence basis

Research Memo: Marcuse, Neumann, and Kirchheimer in Government Service

Specific evidence

Official Brandeis histories give Marcuse's title and dates. Davis testimony and Whitfield's account establish lectures, a Kant tutorial, and the Adorno recommendation.

  • Angela Davis Brandeis interview, 2019
  • BrandeisNOW: Weimar culture and Herbert Marcuse
Follow-up gaps

Obtain appointment files, course lists, tutorial records, and student rosters.

Research provenance

Research Memo: Marcuse's American Transition and New Left Bridge.