October 22, 2023 Middle East crisis pushes Education Department to curb campus protests (Politico) Published by Politico on 10/12/23. Story by Bianca Quilantan. A wave of student activism is putting pressure on the agency to release a proposal that could force university leaders to referee advocacy as well as discrimination. A Donald Trump-era push to squash antisemitism on college campuses is seeing new life as student protests erupt in the aftermath […] Media Coverage
October 11, 2023 Jewish orgs respond to ‘despicable’ statement from Harvard student groups after Hamas attacks (Campus Reform) Published 10/10/23 by Campus Reform. Story by William Biagini ‘These wrong-headed student voices are more pronounced in light of the administration’s failure to speak out quickly and firmly against the atrocities,’ said Brandeis Center founder Kenneth Marcus. Over 30 student organizations at Harvard University issued a joint statement on Sunday, asserting that Israel is “entirely responsible for all […] Media Coverage
October 2, 2023 ‘Unfinished Business’: Biden Admin’s New Actions Against Antisemitism Laudable But Not Enough, Expert Says (Algemeiner) Published by Algemeiner on 9/29/23; Story by Dion J. Pierre The Biden administration’s latest announcement on taking new steps to combat anti-Jewish discrimination is a major development in the right direction, but the US still has “unfinished business” when it comes to federal agencies adopting the world’s most widely accepted definition of antisemitism, according to a leading […] Media Coverage
September 29, 2023 DAILY KICKOFF: FOUR BRANDEIS CENTER ATTORNEYS SEND LETTER TO U PENN PRESIDENT (JEWISH INSIDER) Story from Jewish Insider’s “Daily Kickoff” for September 22, 2023 Pressure is mounting on the University of Pennsylvania ahead of a conference featuring an array of anti-Israel speakers that is slated to begin today on the Philadelphia campus, Jewish Insider’s Matthew Kassel reports. Four attorneys at the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law are claiming in a detailed […] Media Coverage
September 29, 2023 WHITE HOUSE DOMESTIC POLICY ADVISOR COMMENTS ON BRANDEIS CENTER CASE On a call Thursday evening, September 14, with hundreds of rabbis, White House Domestic Policy Advisor Neera Tanden commented on the Brandeis Center’s milestone Resolution Agreement with the University of Vermont, the first time the Biden administration applied Title VI of the Civil Rights Act to anti-Zionist discrimination. Tanden is the administration official responsible for overseeing […] Media Coverage
September 29, 2023 BDS RESOLUTIONS DOWN, ‘ANTI-ISRAEL EVENTS’ UP ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES LAST YEAR, ADL TALLY SHOWS (JTA) Published by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency on 9/13/23; Story by Andrew Lapin The number of student governments taking up resolutions to boycott Israel dropped sharply last year, even as anti-Israel activity on college campuses nearly doubled over the previous year, according to the latest tally by the Anti-Defamation League. The antisemitism watchdog releases an analysis of anti-Israel […] Media Coverage
September 27, 2023 Jewish groups sue CA school district, alleging antisemitic ethnic studies curricula (JNS) Published September 11, 2023 by Jewish News Syndicate; Story by Menachem Wecker The Santa Ana Unified School District allegedly discussed responding to the “Jewish question” internally, without alerting the public to or allowing it to comment upon antisemitic content in courses. The Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and […] Media Coverage
July 13, 2023 Is Affirmative Action a Jewish Value? (Unpacked) Published by Unpacked on July 7, 2023. Story by Noam Weissman and Sara Himeles. If you’ve been following the news lately, you probably heard about the seismic U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning affirmative action programs. This means that race can no longer be an explicit factor in college admissions. Justice Clarence Thomas, in his concurring opinion, wrote […] Media Coverage
June 22, 2023 Biden’s ‘National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism’ Expects Corporate America to Recognize Jewish Employee Resource Groups – So Does Federal Law (New York Law Journal) Reprinted with permission from the July 20, 2023 issue of New York Law Journal. © [2023] ALM Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. . Authored by Brandeis Center Director of Corporate Initiatives and Senior Counsel Rory Lancman. . The U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism recently released by President Joe Biden represents […] Media Coverage Press Room
June 9, 2023 Hostility against Jewish students ramps up on campuses (JNS) Published by Jewish News Syndicate on 6/9/23; Story by The Focus Project . The past academic year was marred by many attacks against students for simply being Jews and Zionists. . Graduation is traditionally a time of celebration and fulfillment—an opportunity for graduates to reflect on academic accomplishments and embark on the next chapter of […] Media Coverage Press Room