July 2, 2024 Brandeis Center Client Testifies at Congressional Hearing on Anti-Semitism Affecting College Faculty Brandeis Center client Dafna Golden, a professor of Geography at Mt. San Antonio College in California, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives last week at a hearing examining the impact on faculty of unchecked anti-Semitism on college campuses. “I am here today to share the distressing experiences I have endured at Mt. SAC as […] Blog Events (blog)
June 26, 2024 July 2024 Brandeis Brief The U.S. Dept. of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation into campus anti-Semitism at Chapman University in response to a Brandeis Center complaint. LDB Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus testified again before a high-profile Congressional committee about surging campus anti-Semitism. The City University of New York entered into a resolution agreement with OCR to resolve nine discrimination complaints […] 2024 Brandeis Brief
June 25, 2024 Kenneth L. Marcus Delivers Powerful Testimony to U.S. House Ways & Means Committee about ‘Perfect Storm’ Threatening the Safety of Jewish Students The House Ways and Means Committee invited Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus to testify at its hearing: “Crisis on Campus: Antisemitism, Radical Faculty, and the Failure of University Leadership,” which took place June 13, 2024. The hearing’s other witnesses included recently-graduated Cornell student Talia Dror, Columbia Professor Shai Davidai, American Jewish Committee CEO and […] Blog Events (blog)
June 25, 2024 LDB Congratulates Brooklyn Parents who Persuaded NYC Schools Chancellor to Remove Local Community Ed Council Chair The Brandeis Center congratulates the dedicated Brooklyn parents who persuaded NYC Schools Chancellor David C. Banks to remove a local Community Education Council chair over anti-Semitic messages and events. We were proud to assist them in this effort. Last November, two dozen concerned Brooklyn parents sought the Brandeis Center’s help communicating to Chancellor Banks and the […] Press Releases
June 24, 2024 The Brandeis Center Hires Senior Legal Fellow Jody Forchheimer Washington, D.C. (June 24, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Jody Forchheimer as the organization’s newest Senior Legal Fellow. With the unprecedented and unceasing surge in American anti-Semitism – from higher education and K-12 campuses to workplaces and corporate boardrooms – the Brandeis Center remains steadfast in its […] Press Releases
June 20, 2024 Columbia prof told students not to watch mainstream media because ‘it is owned by Jews’: report (New York Post) Published in the New York Post on 6/17/2024 by Carl Campanile and David Propper A Columbia University task force investigating antisemitism at the Manhattan Ivy League university has found a disturbing pattern of bias against Jews this year — including one professor who allegedly warned students to avoid the mainstream news because “it is owned […] Media Coverage
June 18, 2024 CUNY settles federal complaints alleging antisemitism, Islamophobia: ‘Step in the right direction’ Published 6/17/24 by New York Post; Story by Carl Campanile CUNY has entered into a settlement agreement with the US Department of Education to resolve nine discrimination complaints alleging antisemitism, Islamophobia and other harassment — many occurring well before the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. Under the Monday agreement — which also cites alleged civil rights violations […] Media Coverage
June 17, 2024 Experts urge House committee to go after university pocketbooks over Jew-hatred “The seeds of hate are sown long before the freshman year,” congressman Mike Kelly said. Published in Jewish News Syndicate on 6/14/24; Story by Andrew Bernard Experts told the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday that Congress ought to use its power of the purse to combat antisemitism on college campuses. “We are seeing […] Media Coverage
June 17, 2024 Feds Probe Chapman University for ‘Unchecked Anti-Semitism on Campus’ (Washington Free Beacon) Jewish students say they were subjected to violent threats and ‘anti-Semitic incidents’ by members of Students for Justice in Palestine Published 6/17/24 by Washington Free Beacon by Adam Kredo The federal government has opened a formal investigation into allegations that Chapman University, a California-based private school, permitted “unchecked anti-Semitism on campus” that included death threats […] Media Coverage
June 17, 2024 U.S. Department of Education Opens Civil Rights Investigation into Chapman University Following Brandeis Center Complaint Showing Unchecked Anti-Semitism on Campus Washington, D.C., June 17, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has opened an investigation into a federal complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law alleging Chapman University failed to take action after anti-Semitic harassment and exclusion of Jewish students in violation of Title […] Press Releases