January 5, 2026 As NYC Rescinds Key Anti-Semitism Protections, Former U.S. Civil Rights Chief Praises Virginia AG for Enforcing IHRA Definition in Schools Statement highlights stark contrast between Virginia’s enforcement of anti-Semitism protections and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s rollback of IHRA-based safeguards, urging incoming Virginia administration to do better than New York Washington, D.C. (January 5, 2026) – Today, Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman and CEO of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, […] Press Releases IHRA Press Room Best Practices
December 30, 2020 A Message from Kenneth L. Marcus Dear Friends: In this Hanukkah season, I am particularly grateful for those modern-day Maccabees who are fighting against those who would destroy us. This includes my colleagues within the Louis D. Brandeis Center who are working every day to protect Jewish Americans, on college campuses and elsewhere, from the troubling rise in Jew-hatred. Over the […] Communications Best Practices
August 12, 2020 LDB Commends FSU President for Adopting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism President Thrasher’s Statement on Antisemitism and Religious Discrimination Dear FSU community, I am writing today to update you on our efforts to address concerns expressed by our Jewish community and others and to reaffirm that Antisemitism and religious discrimination have no home at Florida State University. As a minority group, the Jewish people have faced […] Anti-Discrimination Policies
March 21, 2019 Appreciation to Pitzer College President Melvin Oliver LDB was pleased to sign on to the following letter commending Pitzer President Melvin Oliver for his stance against an academic boycott of Israel. Blog Free Speech and Academic Freedom
May 1, 2018 Associated Student Government University of Arkansas This notable student government resolution condemns anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli movements, including specifically ‘ the BDS movement, Neo-Nazism, and white supremacist movements. Anti-Discrimination Policies
October 15, 2017 University of California (UC) Board of Regents Statement of Principles Against Intolerance In March 2016, after months of efforts on behalf of LDB and other groups to educate the UC Regents on the need to address the problem of anti-Semitism in the UC system, the Regents issued a landmark, “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance.” Anti-Discrimination Policies
October 15, 2017 San Francisco State University San Francisco State University President responded firmly and quickly to anti-Semitic incidents on his campus in 2002. Anti-Discrimination Policies
October 15, 2017 University of California University of California President Mark Yudof, under fire for allegedly tolerating an atmosphere hostile to Jewish students on some UC campuses… Free Speech and Academic Freedom
October 15, 2017 U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has provided guidance on the relationship between the First Amendment and federal civil rights law as they apply to federally funded educational institutions. Free Speech and Academic Freedom
October 15, 2017 Scholars for Peace in the Middle East Legal Task Force Acknowledgement: Scholars for Peace in the Middle East and the Legal Taskforce wish to thank the Achelis and Bodeman Foundations for their generous support of this project. Free Speech and Academic Freedom