September 14, 2022 The Brandeis Center Hires Attorney Ben Alkon Washington, D.C. (September 14, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Alkon as the organization’s newest full-time attorney. . Mr. Alkon, a 2020 graduate of George Washington University Law School, will work on legal advocacy initiatives, including investigations of anti-Semitic incidents on campus, […] Press Releases Press Room
September 13, 2022 U.S. Dept of Ed Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at the University of Vermont Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Jewish Sexual Assault Survivors Shut Out of Another University Support Group . Washington, D.C., September 13, 2022: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging Jewish students at the University of Vermont (UVM) have been subjected to severe and […] Press Releases Press Room
August 18, 2022 Jewish Sexual Assault Victims Expelled from Support Group File Complaint with U.S. Department of Education Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C., August 18, 2022 : Two Jewish State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz students kicked out of a sexual assault awareness group and then cyberbullied, harassed and threatened, over their Jewish and Israeli identities, filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for […] Press Releases Press Room
August 16, 2022 Brandeis Center urges SEC to act on anti-Israel bias in ESG financial ratings Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C. (August 16, 2022): The Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law, The Jewish Federations of North America, and American Jewish Committee on Tuesday each urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to take action on anti-Israel bias in financial ratings. . Financial ratings firms that provide specialized […] Press Releases Press Room
July 26, 2022 U.S. Dept of Ed to Investigate Harassment & Discrimination that Led to Resignation of USC VP, Rose Ritch Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . Washington, D.C., July 26, 2022: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened an investigation into a complaint alleging the University of Southern California (USC) allowed a hostile environment of anti-Semitism to proliferate on its campus, resulting in the resignation in August 2020 of […] Press Releases Press Room
July 22, 2022 The Brandeis Center Appoints L. Rachel Lerman as General Counsel Washington, D.C. (July 22, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has appointed Vice Chair L. Rachel Lerman to serve as the organization’s general counsel. Lerman will assume a set of additional responsibilities in her new role, including offering legal guidance on matters affecting the Brandeis Center as an organization. She will continue […] Press Releases Press Room
June 29, 2022 Major Victory Against BDS: Avi Zinger’s Legal Team Prevents Ben & Jerry’s Boycott of Israel; Ben & Jerry’s Will Continue to be Sold in Israel [press release] Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Major Victory Against BDS: Avi Zinger’s Legal Team Prevents Ben & Jerry’s Boycott of Israel Ben & Jerry’s Will Continue to be Sold in Israel . Washington, D.C., June 29, 2022: Avi Zinger, Ben & Jerry’s Israeli licensee, has settled the federal lawsuit filed on his behalf by the Louis […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
May 31, 2022 Brandeis Center Warns Feds: Reckless to Conclude NYU’s Supervision As School Embroiled in New Anti-Semitism Scandal “In the current circumstance, it would be derelict to permit NYU to run out the clock on OCR oversight and, thereby, undermine OCR’s critical work,” wrote the Brandeis Center, warning the university has not “addressed its anti-Semitism problem or fully complied with the Agreement.” The Louis D. Brandeis Center Issues Press Release Contact: Nicole Rosen ~ […] Press Releases Press Room
May 6, 2022 LDB Briefs Supreme Court on discrimination against Jewish and Asian American applicants Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2022) – This week, the Brandeis Center teamed up with the Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation (SVCAF) on a Supreme Court brief in support of Asian American students in the Harvard affirmative action case, Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard. Together, we showed the Court that Harvard’s admissions program, which was […] Press Releases Press Room
May 2, 2022 The Brandeis Center Hires Director of Communications Scott Piro Contact: Lynda Prior, lpryor@brandeiscenter.com . Washington, D.C. (March 28, 2022) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Piro as the organization’s first-ever director of communications. Mr. Piro, having decades of experience in public relations and corporate storytelling, will primarily work on external […] Press Releases Press Room