<p>Although Brandeis has many illustrious grads in the sciences (e.g. Nobel Prize winner for chemistry Rod Mackinnon and Fields Metal winning physicist Edward Witten), it’s alumni in journalism, the arts, and business are equally distinguished (e.g. 3-time Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Friedman of the NY Times, The Earth is Flat etc; the Creators/Producers of Friends; actress Debra Messing;Robert FX Sillerman (billionaire businessman–currently owner of American Idol and Graceland) and Christy Hefner, former CEO of Playboy).</p>