September 10, 2024 September 12, 2024: JCRC: Confronting Antisemitism: How Can Attorneys Make a Difference? With the rise of antisemitism in the United States and around the world, lawyers are asked on behalf of agencies, private and public educational institutions, religious institutions, and individuals to respond to antisemitic rhetoric, represent victims of hate and offensive speech, and advise administrations, students, and organizations impacted by the challenging environment of college campuses. […] Events
September 10, 2024 How Title VI Is Tripping Up Colleges (Inside Higher Ed) The Office for Civil Rights has resolved six investigations into how colleges responded to reports of antisemitism. The findings show how those colleges fell short of federal law and hold lessons for the rest of higher ed. Published by Inside Higher Ed on 9/4/24 Over the course of nearly a decade, Jewish students at the […] Media Coverage
September 7, 2024 NC State to change anti-discrimination policy after controversy on lack of effective response to anti-Semitism (Campus Reform) Published on 9/7/24 by Campus Reform North Carolina State University changed its regulations regarding anti-discrimination after it had reached a settlement with the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under the Law. An Aug. 1 press release from the Brandeis Center explained the background of the settlement, stating NC State failed its Title VI obligations by not pursuing […] Media Coverage
September 5, 2024 Jewish Organizations Reach Historic Agreement with University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to Protect Jewish Students September 3, 2024, (Chicago, IL): The agreement represents one of the most detailed commitments ever made by a major American university to Jewish college students CHICAGO, Illinois- After several years of negotiations, Hillel International, Illini Hillel, and the Jewish United Fund Chicago (JUF) are pleased to announce an agreement with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) that expresses […] Press Releases
September 5, 2024 Anti-Zionism Getting the Poor Treatment it Deserves in Campus Anti-Semitism Cases (New York Law Journal) Reprinted with permission from the September 4, 2024 issue of New York Law Journal. © [2024] ALM Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Authored by Brandeis Center Director of Corporate Initiatives and Senior Counsel Rory Lancman. Courts are beginning to render decisions in the wave of cases filed following universities’ widespread failure to protect […] Media Coverage
August 30, 2024 California district accused of crafting plan to promote antisemitic curriculum ‘under the radar’: Lawsuit (Fox News) Lawsuit claims school officials were ‘infected by antisemitism’ Published by Fox News on 8/29/24; Story by Kendall Tietz A California school allegedly attempted to cover up its “antisemitic” ethnic studies program, according to a lawsuit filed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is accused of intentionally violating the Brown […] Media Coverage
August 26, 2024 Lawsuit Uncovers Antisemitic Intent Within Santa Ana Unified School District August 26, 2024 (Santa Ana, Calif.): Motion filed supports allegations that SAUSD intentionally violated the Brown Act, California’s open meetings laws, to develop and approve antisemitic curriculum “under the radar.” Santa Ana, Calif., August 26, 2024… ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, AJC (the American Jewish Committee), […] Press Releases
August 14, 2024 Jewish groups’ federal complaint alleges antisemitism in Fulton schools (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 8/14/22; Story by Martha Dalton Three Jewish advocacy organizations have filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights alleging routine bullying and harassment of Jewish and Israeli students in Fulton County Schools. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, Jewish Americans for […] Media Coverage
August 13, 2024 Brandeis Center Files Federal Complaint Against Fulton County School District over Anti-Semitism in K-12 Schools Washington, D.C. (August 13, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law, Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE) and the National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), filed a Title VI complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) against the Fulton County School District (FCSD) over routine anti-Semitic bullying […] Press Releases