A retired Brandeis University chemistry professor and his wife have pledged $18 million to the Eastern Massachusetts institution in a gift that honors his parents' escape from Nazi Germany and completes a remarkable multigenerational journey from persecution to academic achievement.
Peter Jordan, who taught at Brandeis for nearly half a century before retiring in 2011, and his wife Barbara Palmer made the transformative donation announced Friday. The gift will support theoretical and physical chemistry research, establishing professorships and graduate fellowships that will shape the department's future for decades.
