January 9, 2014 The Brandeis Center Hosts Its First National Law Student Conference The Brandeis Center held its first National Conference for Law Students in Los Angeles on January 2nd and January 3rd. This is part of the new initiative for law school chapters of the Brandeis Center. The conference focused on educating and engaging law student members of the LDB law school chapters by offering a series […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 9, 2014 The MLA’s Top Five BDS Blunders This Week LDB President Kenneth L. Marcus describes the Modern Language Association’s top five BDS blunders at The Algemeiner today. An excerpt appears below: The Modern Language Association (MLA) has blundered repeatedly over its treatment of Israel in the run-up to its annual conference this week. Technically the 30,000 member association is not contemplating a resolution to boycott, […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
January 6, 2014 The ASA Repeatedly Chastised Over BDS Resolution The public chastisement of the American Studies Association continues. By some counts, over 100 higher education institutions have now rebuked the ASA for its controversial decision to endorse an academic boycott of Israel. But even this enumeration may substantially undercount the number of institutions that have treated the ASA like an unruly child for its […] Anti-Zionism Blog
January 2, 2014 Fifth College Cuts Ties to Controversial American Studies Association According to Inside Higher Ed, a fifth institution has cut ties with the embattled American Studies Association. Over sixty universities have lambasted the ASA’s controversial anti-boycott resolution, in addition numerous scholars, commentators, Jewish groups, and the American Association of University Professors. To their credit, four institutions went beyond statement-making and actually dropped their membership in […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
December 27, 2013 Five Takeaways from the ASA Debacle What should we learn from the American Studies Association’s lopsided December 15 vote to endorse the anti-Israel boycott? Here are five takeaways: The Jewish Community Got Beat There is no question about it. The American Studies Association’s anti-Israel boycott resolution is a defeat for everyone who is concerned about anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism in higher […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
December 6, 2013 Brandeis Center Responds to the Journal of Academic Freedom In its 2013 publication, the Journal of Academic Freedom discussed the topic of academic boycotts, primarily focusing on the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI). In her introduction, the Journal’s editor, Ashley Dawson, wrote that the “reviewers of the submitted articles. . . felt [the articles] could have the salutary […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
December 4, 2013 National Law Student Conference Gains Star Power The Brandeis Center just announced two superstar additions to the faculty of our inaugural national law student leadership conference: international lawyers Richard Heideman and Abraham (Avi) Bell. The LDB national law student conference, to be held in Los Angeles, California on January 2-3, 2014, marks the launch of the Brandeis Center’s law student chapter program. […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog
December 2, 2013 Call For Papers: Summer Institute for Law and Policy Our friends at the Summer Institute for Law and Policy at Hebrew University have issued this call or applications: Hebrew University in Jerusalem Faculty of Law invites applications for its three week Summer Institute for Law and Policy, June 1-20, 2014. ABOUT HU: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) is the first and leading university […] Anti-Zionism Blog
November 27, 2013 Academic Boycotts Are Anathema to Academic Freedom All too often, professors proclaim their allegiance to the principles of academic freedom and then take action that violates those very principles. Sadly, this is often the case when it comes to academia’s attitude toward the State of Israel and its institutions of higher learning. The American Studies Association (ASA), which claims to be “the […] Anti-Zionism Blog
November 24, 2013 LDB Announces Inaugural National Law Student Conference The Brandeis Center announced today that it will conduct an inaugural national law student leadership training conference in Los Angeles, California on January 2-3, 2014. This inaugural national law student conference coincides with the launch of the Center’s new Law Student Chapter Initiative. The conference will draw law student leaders together to exchange lessons on […] Anti-Semitism Anti-Zionism Blog