October 4, 2022 Accountability required from Berkeley Law — before the water begins to boil (JWeekly) ~ Published in J Weekly on October 4, 2022 by Kenneth L. Marcus ~ .Berkeley Law professors Ron Hassner and Ethan Katz are less disturbed by what they call the “nakedly discriminatory” activities at their law school than by my article, which has put a national spotlight on their school. In their Oct. 3 op-ed in […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 30, 2022 Is UC Berkeley guilty of creating Jewish-free zones? (World Israel News) Published in World Israel News on September 29, 2022. . Nine student groups have adopted a bylaw excluding pro-Israel speakers in order to safeguard the “welfare” of Palestinian students. By Debbie Reiss, World Israel News UC Berkeley School of Law students have kicked off the academic year by barring speakers that support “Zionism, the apartheid […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 28, 2022 Kenneth Marcus: UVM’s president is making a bad problem worse (VT Digger) Op-ed authored by Kenneth L. Marcus in Vermont Digger; published on September 25, 2022. . University of Vermont President Suresh V. Garimella recently presented a master class on how not to address civil rights violations. When the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into systemic anti-Semitism at his university, Garimella responded with a harsh […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 27, 2022 Safe Space for Bigots: The University of Vermont Gets the Federal Investigation It Deserves (Creators.com) Written by Jeff Robbins for Creators.com; published 9/27/22 . The facts at the core of the current antisemitism scandal at the University of Vermont don’t seem especially disputable, and the University hasn’t really disputed them. A University teaching assistant, feeling perhaps correctly that the University offered a safe space for antisemites, wasn’t content to merely […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 20, 2022 General Counsel Rachel Lerman Appears on the Portia Project Podcast On August 29, 2022, Brandeis Center General Counsel and Vice Chair Rachel Lerman appeared on the Portia Project podcast. In the series 46th episode, Lerman discusses the start of her legal journey, the different positions she has held in her legal career, and her work at the Brandeis Center. The Portia Project podcast interviews different […] Op-Eds Press Room
September 19, 2022 ‘Victim blaming’: University of Vermont assailed for denying antisemitism charges (Times of Israel) Written by Luke Tress for Times of Israel on 9/18/22 . Leading US Jewish groups condemned the University of Vermont on Friday, after the university issued a firm denial of antisemitism on campus in response to a federal investigation into alleged anti-Jewish discrimination by students and faculty. . The US Department of Education investigation into […] Press Room Media Coverage
September 19, 2022 University of Vermont President Rejects Antisemitism Charges (Inside Higher Ed) Written by Sara Weissman for Inside Higher Ed on 9/19/22 The president of the University of Vermont, Suresh Garimella, denied allegations of antisemitism against the university, which is currently under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, the Associated Press reported. His response has caused an uproar among some Jewish advocacy groups. Garimella […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 16, 2022 Brandeis Center/Jewish on Campus call UVM Garimella’s ‘dismissive’ response to federal investigation into anti-Semitism ‘astonishingly inadequate’ and ‘offensive’ Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . Yesterday, after news broke that the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating anti-Semitism at the University of Vermont, President Suresh V. Garimella sent his university community an astonishingly inadequate and offensive response to the Title VI anti-Semitism complaint that the Louis […] Press Releases Press Room
September 14, 2022 Investigation underway into antisemitism at U of Vermont (Associated Press) Written by Wilson Ring for the Associated Press (9/13/22) . The U.S. Department of Education is investigating allegations of antisemitism at the University of Vermont, including that some Jewish students were excluded from campus clubs and a teaching assistant threatened to reduce the grades of students who support the state of Israel. . The complaint […] Media Coverage Press Room
September 14, 2022 Federal Education Officials Probing UVM, Following Allegations of Anti-semitism on Campus (NBC Boston) Jack Thurston reporting for NBC Boston (NECN-TV) on 9/13/22 The University of Vermont is under federal investigation, following allegations of antisemitism on campus. . The probe, confirmed to NECN & NBC10 Boston by a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Education, is from the department’s civil rights wing. It is responsible for ensuring, under Title […] Media Coverage Press Room