February 16, 2022 WATCH: Are DEI initiatives fueling anti-Semitism in higher ed? Featuring Kenneth L. Marcus! Campus Reform WATCH: Are DEI initiatives fueling anti-Semitism in higher ed? Brandeis Center Founder Kenneth Marcus joins Campus Reform to discuss an investigation of alleged anti-Semitism at Stanford University. Marcus adds historical context to these incidents, explaining how anti-Semitism is dealt with differently depending on whether the hatred comes from the left or right. Peter […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 11, 2022 Jewish SUNY New Paltz Students Said Excluded From Sexual Assault Awareness Group Over Support for Israel (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ By Dion J. Pierre | Feb. 11, 2022 ~ Jewish SUNY New Paltz Students Said Excluded From Sexual Assault Awareness Group Over Support for Israel Media Coverage Press Room
February 10, 2022 Ted Lieu Spearheads Bipartisan Letter From Members of Congress Calling on Education Dept. to End Delays of Investigating Antisemitism Complaints (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ Aaron Bandler | Feb. 10, 2022 ~ Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) headlined a bipartisan letter of nearly 40 members of Congress calling on the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to end their delays on investigating complaints of antisemitism on college campuses. The February 4 letter, which was also signed […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 10, 2022 US Lawmakers Call on Dept. of Education to End Delay of Campus Antisemitism Guidance (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ February 9, 2022 ~ US Lawmakers Call on Dept. of Education to End Delay of Campus Antisemitism Guidance by Dion J. Pierre Thirty-nine members of the US Congress have urged the Department of Education to issue promised Title VI guidance to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on college campuses, and to resolve long-outstanding […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 7, 2022 Jewishness, Whiteness and Privilege (Inside Higher Ed) Inside Higher Ed ~ By Elizabeth Redden | February 7, 2022 ~ The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint alleging that Jewish students enrolled in Brooklyn College’s graduate mental health counseling program have been subjected to anti-Semitic harassment from professors and peers. The complaint, filed on behalf of two Jewish […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 3, 2022 U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College PRESS RELEASE ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen – 202-309-5724 U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College Professors Maligned Jews as White, Privileged Oppressors and Advanced Age-Old Tropes Concerning Jewish Power Washington, D.C., February 3: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
February 3, 2022 Federal civil-rights officials open investigation into anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College (JNS) JNS ~ By Sean Savage ~ (February 3, 2022 / JNS) The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging Jewish students at Brooklyn College have been subjected to severe and persistent anti-Semitic harassment from both professors and peers. The complaint—submitted by the Louis D. […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 3, 2022 Brooklyn College Facing Federal Civil Rights Inquiry Over ‘Hostile Environment’ for Jewish Students (Algemeiner) Algemeiner by Dion J. Pierre ~ Feb. 3, 2022 ~ The US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is formally investigating a complaint alleging antisemitic harassment of Jewish students at Brooklyn College, a legal advocacy group announced Thursday. Filed in February 2021 by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the complaint said that […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 2, 2022 Education Dept. regulations addressing campus antisemitism have been delayed more than two years (eJewish Philanthropy | eJP) eJewish Philanthropy | eJP ~ By Ben Sales | February 2, 2022 ~ The U.S. Department of Education has repeatedly delayed a process that aims to codify civil rights protections for Jewish college students, eJewishPhilanthropy has learned. The delays have taken place under the presidential administrations of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and relate to Trump’s […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 1, 2022 Whoopi Goldberg regrets saying Holocaust not about race (AP) AP News – February 1, 2022 – NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg expressed regret Tuesday for saying on “The View” a day earlier that race was not a factor in the Holocaust, saying she was “deeply, deeply grateful” for getting an education on the topic. “The View” brought on Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the […] Media Coverage Press Room