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January 5, 2026 Virginia attorney general urges K-12 schools to adopt IHRA definition (JNS)

Published by JNS on 1/5/2026 Jason Miyares, Virginia attorney general, urged K-12 public school superintendents and boards in the commonwealth to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of Jew-hatred in their codes of conduct and discrimination policies. “The IHRA definition provides schools with a clear framework to recognize and respond to antisemitic conduct […]
January 4, 2026 Trump’s next plan for the US education system: Lots and lots of rules (Politico)

Published by Politico on 1/4/2026 President Donald Trump disrupted universities and school districts in 2025 through sheer executive muscle. Now comes the harder part: making sure his policies outlast his presidency. Trump signed a dizzying number of education-related executive orders — spanning from diversity initiatives to college oversight — launched a barrage of civil rights […]
December 18, 2025 Guinness World Records’ Exclusion of Israel Is ‘Deceptive,’ a Form of False Advertising, Advocacy Group Says (The Algemeiner)

Published by The Algemeiner on 12/18/2025 Guinness World Records is guilty of false advertising for refusing to log the accomplishments of Israelis in its publications, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has complained to the US Federal Trade Commission in a letter demanding that the agency use its authority to stop […]
December 18, 2025 Guinness World Records Accused of Secretly Blocking Israel for Two Years, Misleading American Consumers, Brandeis Center Tells FTC

Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2025) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) exposing Guinness World Records Limited (GWR) for secretly blocking all submissions from Israel for the past two years, while continuing to market its products as genuine  “world” records. The […]
December 15, 2025 Pomona College, UC Settle Antisemitism Allegations (Inside Higher Ed)

Published by Inside Higher Ed on 12/15/2025 Both Pomona College and the University of California settled antisemitism allegations last week.  Pomona’s agreement resolves an antisemitism complaint filed with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights in April 2024, amid intense pro-Palestinian protests on the California campus. In the 27-page deal, the private college “acknowledges that many Jewish students […]
December 15, 2025 Pomona College Reaches Resolution Agreement on Antisemitism Lawsuit (Jewish Journal)

Published by the Jewish Journal on 12/15/2025 Pomona College has reached a voluntary resolution agreement with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (Brandeis Center), and Hillel International following allegations of antisemitism. In April of 2024, the Brandeis Center, Hillel International, and the ADL filed the federal complaint […]
December 12, 2025 UC Berkeley to reinstate visiting Israeli professor after $60,000 discrimination lawsuit settlement (Daily Californian)

Published by the Daily Californian on 12/12/2025 The UC Board of Regents settled a discrimination lawsuit filed earlier this year by UC Berkeley visiting dance professor Yael Nativ on Monday. Under the settlement, campus acknowledged that Nativ faced discrimination based on her Israeli national origin when her application to return to teach was denied, which is a […]
December 11, 2025 At Berkeley, a Settlement Reverberates: How the Yael Nativ Case Exposed Deep Fault Lines of Antisemitism, Academic Cowardice, and a Campus in Turmoil (The Jewish Voice)

Published by The Jewish Voice on 12/11/2025 The University of California, Berkeley’s agreement this week to pay a substantial monetary settlement and issue a formal apology to Israeli dance scholar Dr. Yael Nativ marks far more than the conclusion of a personnel dispute. It encapsulates a deeper reckoning within American higher education — one in […]
December 11, 2025 Pomona College reaches settlement over allegations of antisemitism (The Press Enterprise)

Published by The Press Enterprise on 12/11/2025 A settlement has been reached after a complaint alleging Pomona College allowed discrimination and harassment of Jewish students. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Hillel International and the Anti-Defamation League announced in a Wednesday, Dec. 10, news release that the settlement would lead to reforms to address antisemitism and enhance protections for […]
December 10, 2025 Brandeis Center, Hillel International, & ADL Reach Major Agreement with Pomona College for Significant Campus Reforms to Resolve Federal Anti-Semitism Complaint

Following the filing of a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Pomona has agreed to adopt reforms to address anti-Semitism and improve anti-discrimination protections for Jewish and Israeli students  Washington, D.C. (December 10, 2025) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Hillel International, and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) […]
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