The state legislature of Massachusetts authorized Brandeis to award master's degrees, doctorate degrees, and honorary degrees in 1951. Brandeis' first graduating class of 101 students received degrees on June 16, 1952. Leonard Bernstein, director of Brandeis' Center of Creative Arts, planned a four-day ceremony to commemorate the occasion. Held in the newly opened amphitheater, the ceremony included the world premier of Bernstein's opera Trouble in Tahiti. Eleanor Roosevelt and Massachusetts Governor Paul A. Dever spoke at the commencement ceremony.
The state legislature of Massachusetts authorized Brandeis to award master's degrees doctorate degrees and honorary degrees in 1951 Brandeis' first graduating class of 101 students received degrees on June 16 1952 Leonard Bernstein director of Brandeis' Center of Creative Arts planned a four-day ceremony to commemorate the occasion Held in the newly opened amphitheater the ceremony included the world premier of Bernstein's opera Trouble in Tahiti Eleanor Roosevelt and Massachusetts Governor Paul A Dever spoke at the commencement ceremony