Prof. Bill Jacobson Chicago-Loyola School of Law 4pm On Monday, March 28, Prof. Jacobson will address the Chicago-Loyola LDB Law Student Chapter on the topic of “The Case for Academic Freedom Against BDS.” Prof. Jacobson will discuss the history of the BDS movement, the nature of academic BDS and why regardless of whether one is pro-Israel, anti-Israel or someplace in between, one should be against academic BDS. The event will be co-sponsored by several student groups, including the Loyola Decalogue Society, and the DePaul University College of Law Center for Jewish Law & Judaic Studies (JLJS). Professor Jacobson has a national reputation as a leading practitioner in securities arbitration, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, an organization of over 450 attorneys dedicated to protecting public investors.
Prof. Bill Jacobson University of Chicago 12:15pm On Monday, March 28, Cornell Law Professor William Jacobson will speak at the University of Chicago on the topic of, “ When Does Anti-Israelism turn into Anti-Semitism?” He will discuss the competing needs for freedom of speech and civility through tolerance are struggling across campuses nationwide, and the question of, how should law schools and universities balance these needs? The event, co-sponsored by LDB, is being organized as a talk on diversity through U Chicago’s Keystone Program. Professor Jacobson has a national reputation as a leading practitioner in securities arbitration, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, an organization of over 450 attorneys dedicated to protecting public investors.
LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus Northwestern University Law School 12pm On Monday, March 28, LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus will speak on a panel at Northwestern University Law School on the topic of, “Beyond Biglaw: Alternative Career Paths in the Law?” Marcus, the Founder and President of LDB, author of the award-winning Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America (New York: Cambridge University Press: 2010) and The Definition of Anti-Semitism (New York: Oxford University Press: 2015), founded the Brandeis Center in 2011 to combat the resurgence of anti-Semitism in American higher education. Before starting the Brandeis Center, Marcus served as a partner in several Biglaw firms. He then worked in public service, serving as Staff Director at the United States Commission on Civil Rights and was delegated the authority of Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights and Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity governance. Marcus will be joined on the panel by John Lowenstein, Executive Director of the Hillels of Illinois.