AAJLJ Webinar: ‘Title VI — the Law Protecting American Jewish Students’ (11/8/23)

Brandeis Center Director of Legal Initiatives Denise Katz-Prober will discuss the escalation of existing campus antisemitism following the 10/7 Hamas massacre, the law available to protect students from a hostile environment, and the steps that can be taken to protect students’ rights. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 bars discrimination by universities and grade schools that receive federal funds. Jewish students are protected under our civil rights laws from harassment and discrimination and cannot be denied access to educational opportunities on the basis of their shared Jewish ancestry and ethnicity. The Brandeis Center, a civil rights legal advocacy organization, supports students on campus by using legal tools to address anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination, including filing Title VI complaints with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). OCR can then investigate and impose corrective actions on schools that fail to address hostile environments and other forms of discrimination.

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About Denise Katz-Prober

Denise Katz-Prober is the Director of Legal Initiatives at The Brandeis Center. Prior to joining the Brandeis Center, Ms. Katz-Prober was a trial attorney at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, where she served as a criminal prosecutor and subsequently defended the District of Columbia government in civil lawsuits brought in D.C.’s local trial and federal district courts. Prior to working at the Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Katz-Prober completed a fellowship at the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where she prosecuted domestic violence offenses while serving as a Special Assistant United States Attorney. In 2011, Ms. Katz-Prober was recognized by the District of Columbia Courts Capitol Pro Bono High Honor Roll for her volunteer work litigating civil protection order cases and advocating for victims of domestic violence. Prior to law school, Ms. Katz-Prober worked for a research organization focused on counter-terrorism and extremist groups. Ms. Katz-Prober graduated from Brandeis University with a B.A. double major in Politics and Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. She received her J.D., cum laude, from Suffolk University Law School in Boston, MA.