June 28, 2018 10,000 reasons to protect students from religious bullying Choking a Muslim student with her hijab. Punching a Sikh boy wearing a turban. Burning a Jewish boy with hot wax. A just-released Department of Education report found that an alarming 10,848 incidents of religiously-motivated bullying and harassment took place in U.S. public schools during 2015-16. Media Coverage Press Room
June 14, 2018 UCLA Students File Criminal Complaints Against Anti-Israel Disruptors Criminal complaints are now being filed by students following the belligerent disruption of a May 17, 2018 Students Supporting Israel [SSI] event at University of California Los Angeles. At least a half-dozen students announced they would visit the UCLA police department to file formal complaints reporting criminal disruption of a meeting, as well as disturbing the peace and conspiracy. Media Coverage Press Room
June 12, 2018 Emory Law Grad Embraces Tolerance, Jewish Atlanta New Emory University School of Law graduate David Zev Rosenberg has a worldly awareness of the importance of tolerance. Media Coverage Press Room
June 11, 2018 Anti-Semitism? Let’s define it first … Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at lowering the rising tide of anti-Semitism on campuses across the U.S. Media Coverage Press Room
June 8, 2018 Pro-Israel Groups Pursue Criminal Aspects of Disruptions Disruptions of pro-Israel events by anti-Israel groups continue to intensify into physical aggression and violence across campuses and even into the community. As a result, Jewish and pro-Israel groups have started to explore the criminal aspects of such incidents. Media Coverage Press Room
June 7, 2018 Kenneth Marcus confirmed to head Department of Education Office for Civil Rights Kenneth Marcus has been confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Department of Education. In that capacity, he will lead the Civil Rights Office, which was scandalized during the Obama administration, particularly on the issue of campus due process. Media Coverage Press Room
June 7, 2018 Senate Approves Education Civil Rights Nominee After 8-Month Delay The Senate approved Kenneth Marcus, the Trump administration’s nomination to head the Department of Education’s civil rights office, after his nomination was delayed for nearly eight months. Media Coverage Press Room
June 7, 2018 MARYLAND HILLEL AND CHABAD HOST ‘ALTERNATE GRADUATION’ FOR OBSERVANT STUDENTS Even at a university known for going the extra mile to support Jewish life on campus, the pragmatic concerns of serving several thousand students may sometimes conflict with the needs of a minority, like observant Jewish Media Coverage Press Room
May 31, 2018 Bill to fight rising anti-Semitism on campus introduced in Congress A bipartisan bill to combat anti-Semitism was introduced last week in Congress, following statistical analysis showing that Jews are the most targeted religious group for hate crimes annually. Media Coverage Press Room
May 31, 2018 THE ANTI-SEMITISM AWARENESS ACT DOESN’T RESTRICT FREE SPEECH—IT HELPS PREVENT BULLYING Data released in February by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) showed an astounding 57% increase in anti-Semitic incidents across the United States in 2017, including physical assaults, vandalism, and attacks on Jewish institutions. Media Coverage Press Room