June 15, 2021 Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ LDB Press Release PRESS RELEASE ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 ~ Stanford Federal Complaint Alleges Anti-Semitic Workplace ~ Washington, D.C., June 15, 2021: Jewish employees at Stanford University have experienced severe and persistent anti-Jewish harassment, according to a complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). See […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
February 27, 2021 SJP Withdraws Impeachment Complaint Against Jewish Tufts Student Government Member The Louis D. Brandeis Center Press Release ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen ~ 202-309-5724 SJP Withdraws Impeachment Complaint Against Jewish Tufts Student Government Member Washington, D.C., February 26: After legal advocates from The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) intervened on behalf of a Tufts University student threatened with impeachment for expressing Jewish identity, Students […] Press Releases Press Room
February 23, 2021 Tufts Student Government Member Threatened with Impeachment, Disciplinary Action for Publicly Expressing His Jewish Identity Brandeis Center Press Release ~ February 23, 2021 ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen ~ 202-309-5724 Tufts Student Government Member Threatened with Impeachment, Disciplinary Action for Publicly Expressing His Jewish Identity Legal Advocates Demand Tufts President Intervene Immediately Washington, D.C., February 23: Tufts Community Union Judiciary (TCUJ) member, Max Price, was provided a complaint seeking to have […] Press Releases Press Room
November 17, 2020 Department of Education Opens Investigation into Alleged Anti-Semitism at UIUC PRESS RELEASE ~ U.S. Department of Education Opens Federal Investigation Into Alleged Anti-Semitic Hostile Environment at University of Illinois ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen ~ nicole@rosencomm.com Read the Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 17, 2020): 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 […] Press Releases Press Room
November 16, 2020 University of Illinois Commits to Address Anti-Semitism on Campus PRESS RELEASE ~ University of Illinois Commits to Address Anti-Semitism at UIUC Jewish Students at UIUC have faced an unrelenting campaign of anti-Semitic harassment Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 nicole@rosencomm.com WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 16, 2020): The University of Illinois, in coordination with the Jewish community, today announced commitments to address the alarming increase in anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist […] Press Releases Press Room
October 29, 2020 Brandeis Center Applauds U.S. Decision Permitting Jerusalem-Born Americans to Say They Were Born in Israel Brandeis Center President Alyza Lewin has long led the fight to provide Americans with this right, having argued forcefully on this issue before the U.S. Supreme Court and elsewhere. Washington, D.C., October 29, 2020: LDB Press Release The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law applauds the Trump Administration’s announcement that Americans born in Jerusalem […] Press Releases Press Room
October 23, 2020 University of Illinois Jewish Students File Complaint With U.S. Department of Education Jewish students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (“UIUC”) have faced an unrelenting campaign of anti-Semitic harassment, according to a complaint filed with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”). Read LDB’s Press Release University of Illinois Jewish Students File Complaint With U.S. Department of Education Alleging Anti-Semitic Hostile Environment Contact: Nicole […] Press Releases Press Room
October 1, 2020 Brandeis Center Applauds NYU~Department of Education Landmark Settlement on Anti-Semitism Thursday, October 1, 2020 Read Brandeis Center’s Press Release Alyza Lewin, President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center, issued the following statement regarding the OCR-NYU Agreement: “The Dept of Education’s Office of Civil Rights groundbreaking settlement with NYU confirms the importance of the Executive Order. To effectively combat anti-Semitism, universities must first be able to […] Press Releases Press Room
August 12, 2020 LDB Commends FSU President for Adopting the IHRA Definition of Anti-Semitism Washington, D.C., August 12, 2020: LDB Commends FSU President ~ Press Release The Louis D. Brandeis Center commends Florida State University President John Thrasher for adopting the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism. In his letter to the FSU community this afternoon, Thrasher wrote, “The United States, the State of Florida, and Florida State University recognize the International […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
July 10, 2020 Kenneth L. Marcus to Return to the Louis D. Brandeis Center as Chairman of the Board The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to announce that Kenneth L. Marcus, founder of the Brandeis Center, will be returning to LDB on August 1, 2020. Mr. Marcus will serve as Chairman of the Board, a newly-established position. Press Releases Press Room