November 6, 2024 Split preliminary ruling on Harvard antisemitism case (Jewish Insider) Published by the Jewish Insider on 11/5/2024. A federal lawsuit against Harvard University that alleges the school has ignored the harassment of Jewish students for more than a year is set to begin after a U.S. District Court judge on Tuesday rejected Harvard’s request for dismissal, but denied claims that the school directly discriminated against Jewish and […] Media Coverage
November 6, 2024 Judge Rules Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against Harvard Should Begin Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2024: Kenneth L. Marcus, chairman of The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for George W. Bush and Donald Trump issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns’ decision to begin proceedings in the Brandeis Center’s lawsuit alleging Harvard […] Press Releases
November 4, 2024 November 6, 2024: Antisemitism on U.S. Campuses Join us on Wednesday, November 6 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for an exclusive briefing on the newly released congressional report examining campus antisemitism and civil rights challenges across U.S. universities. Led by: Be part of the solution— stand with us as we push for accountability and stronger protections in our nation’s universities! Events
November 1, 2024 House Report on Campus Antisemitism Details Need for Colleges to ‘Restore Order’ (Inside Higher Ed) Published by Inside Higher Ed on 11/1/2024 House Republicans lambasted private elite colleges and some state flagship universities for how they’ve handled pro-Palestinian protests in a new report in which they argue that antisemitism has engulfed college campuses and administrators prioritized “terrorist sympathizers” over the Jewish community. In the scathing 325-page report released Thursday, Republicans on House Education and […] Media Coverage
October 31, 2024 Texas court ruling signals setback for efforts to define Jew-hatred on campus (JNS) Published by JNS on 10/31/2024 A federal court in Texas signaled on Tuesday that it intends to roll back measures taken by the state’s universities to protect Jews on campus. In March, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, signed an executive order, GA-44, instructing the state’s public universities to include the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working […] Media Coverage
October 9, 2024 Campus Protest Investigations Hang Over Schools as New Academic Year Begins (New York Times) Published by The New York Times on 10/5/2024 Dozens of discrimination complaints brought by conservative and pro-Jewish groups after the Oct. 7 attacks last year have spawned lengthy federal inquiries that some worry could chill free speech on campus. With a new academic year well underway, more than 60 colleges and universities are still under […] Media Coverage
October 4, 2024 Complaint: UW Failed to Address “Rampant” Antisemitism on Campus (Jewish Journal) Published on 10/4/24 by the Jewish Journal The Louis Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced on Oct. 1 that they have filed a complaint to the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against the University of Washington (UW) for failing to properly address “rampant” antisemitism on campus. The complaint notes that […] Media Coverage
October 2, 2024 Five Jewish college students report being assaulted in the last month, as Oct. 7 anniversary approaches (NBC News) Published on 10/2/24 by NBC News University of Pittsburgh students Asher Goodwin and Ilan Gordon were walking to the first Shabbat service of the school year on Aug. 30 wearing yarmulkes. As they made their way to the campus Hillel building, they said, an older man wearing a keffiyeh approached them from behind and started […] Media Coverage
October 1, 2024 UW faces civil rights complaint over alleged antisemitic incidents during campus protests (KOMO News) Published on 10/1/24 by KOMO News SEATTLE — The University of Washington is now the subject of a civil rights complaint filed on behalf of Jewish students. The complaint was filed by the Brandeis Center on Sept. 24. It starts by saying”Jewish students at the University of Washington (“UW” or “the University”) have been subjected to […] Media Coverage
October 1, 2024 Anti-Semitism Has Been Allowed to “Run Rampant” at the University of Washington, Alleges New Federal Complaint Washington, D.C., Oct. 1, 2024: A new federal complaint filed by The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law alleges that anti-Semitism was allowed to run rampant at the University of Washington (UW) because the administration has repeatedly failed to adequately respond despite having been put on notice. According to the complaint, Jewish students have been threatened with physical harm, […] Press Releases