February 24, 2022 Brandeis Center Commends Duke’s Decision to Reinstate SSI BRANDEIS CENTER PRESS RELEASE Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Brandeis Center Commends Duke’s Decision to Reinstate SSI Washington, D.C., February 24: President of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Alyza D. Lewin, issued the following statement today in response to Duke University’s student government’s unanimous decision, late last night, to officially […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 22, 2022 Alyza Lewin will be a panelist at the Jewish Inclusion Summit! Feb. 24 @ 6pm EST Join us for the Anti-Semitism Community Education Summit at De Anza College featuring Alyza D. Lewin on Thursday, Feb. 24! Register here to join the Community Forum Panel Defining Antisemitism – Register Here! Join the Faculty Director for the Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education featuring panelists from The Louis D. Brandeis Center for […] Events
February 17, 2022 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Contact: Scott Piro 202-681-4845 Brandeis Center Urges Education Department: Close Data Gap Between Religious Minorities and Other Groups Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2022) – A submission by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) to the U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) aims to close disparities in collection […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room
February 16, 2022 WATCH: Are DEI initiatives fueling anti-Semitism in higher ed? Featuring Kenneth L. Marcus! Campus Reform WATCH: Are DEI initiatives fueling anti-Semitism in higher ed? Brandeis Center Founder Kenneth Marcus joins Campus Reform to discuss an investigation of alleged anti-Semitism at Stanford University. Marcus adds historical context to these incidents, explaining how anti-Semitism is dealt with differently depending on whether the hatred comes from the left or right. Peter […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 11, 2022 Jewish SUNY New Paltz Students Said Excluded From Sexual Assault Awareness Group Over Support for Israel (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ By Dion J. Pierre | Feb. 11, 2022 ~ Jewish SUNY New Paltz Students Said Excluded From Sexual Assault Awareness Group Over Support for Israel Media Coverage Press Room
February 10, 2022 US Lawmakers Call on Dept. of Education to End Delay of Campus Antisemitism Guidance (Algemeiner) Algemeiner ~ February 9, 2022 ~ US Lawmakers Call on Dept. of Education to End Delay of Campus Antisemitism Guidance by Dion J. Pierre Thirty-nine members of the US Congress have urged the Department of Education to issue promised Title VI guidance to protect Jewish students from antisemitism on college campuses, and to resolve long-outstanding […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 10, 2022 Ted Lieu Spearheads Bipartisan Letter From Members of Congress Calling on Education Dept. to End Delays of Investigating Antisemitism Complaints (Jewish Journal) Jewish Journal ~ Aaron Bandler | Feb. 10, 2022 ~ Representative Ted Lieu (D-CA) headlined a bipartisan letter of nearly 40 members of Congress calling on the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to end their delays on investigating complaints of antisemitism on college campuses. The February 4 letter, which was also signed […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 9, 2022 What CUNY can learn from Whoopi Goldberg by Kenneth L. Marcus (NY Daily News) NY Daily News ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus, Feb 9, 2022 ~ Last week the U.S. Department of Education announced it had opened an investigation into allegations that professors advanced the racist and ethnic stereotype that Jews are “white” and “privileged” and therefore oppress people of color, ignoring centuries of Jewish discrimination and invoking an age-old and […] Op-Eds Press Room
February 7, 2022 Jewishness, Whiteness and Privilege (Inside Higher Ed) Inside Higher Ed ~ By Elizabeth Redden | February 7, 2022 ~ The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating a complaint alleging that Jewish students enrolled in Brooklyn College’s graduate mental health counseling program have been subjected to anti-Semitic harassment from professors and peers. The complaint, filed on behalf of two Jewish […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 3, 2022 U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College PRESS RELEASE ~ Contact: Nicole Rosen – 202-309-5724 U.S. Dept. of Education Opens Investigation Into Anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College Professors Maligned Jews as White, Privileged Oppressors and Advanced Age-Old Tropes Concerning Jewish Power Washington, D.C., February 3: The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced it has opened a formal investigation into a […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room