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 […] Press Releases Press Room Media Coverage
February 3, 2022 Federal civil-rights officials open investigation into anti-Semitism at Brooklyn College (JNS) JNS ~ By Sean Savage ~ (February 3, 2022 / JNS) The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it has opened a formal investigation into a complaint alleging Jewish students at Brooklyn College have been subjected to severe and persistent anti-Semitic harassment from both professors and peers. The complaint—submitted by the Louis D. […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 3, 2022 Brooklyn College Facing Federal Civil Rights Inquiry Over ‘Hostile Environment’ for Jewish Students (Algemeiner) Algemeiner by Dion J. Pierre ~ Feb. 3, 2022 ~ The US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is formally investigating a complaint alleging antisemitic harassment of Jewish students at Brooklyn College, a legal advocacy group announced Thursday. Filed in February 2021 by the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, the complaint said that […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 2, 2022 Education Dept. regulations addressing campus antisemitism have been delayed more than two years (eJewish Philanthropy | eJP) eJewish Philanthropy | eJP ~ By Ben Sales | February 2, 2022 ~ The U.S. Department of Education has repeatedly delayed a process that aims to codify civil rights protections for Jewish college students, eJewishPhilanthropy has learned. The delays have taken place under the presidential administrations of both Donald Trump and Joe Biden, and relate to Trump’s […] Media Coverage Press Room
February 1, 2022 Whoopi Goldberg regrets saying Holocaust not about race (AP) AP News – February 1, 2022 – NEW YORK (AP) — Whoopi Goldberg expressed regret Tuesday for saying on “The View” a day earlier that race was not a factor in the Holocaust, saying she was “deeply, deeply grateful” for getting an education on the topic. “The View” brought on Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 27, 2022 “Global anti-Semitism reaches nearly all 10 stages of genocide,” by Kenneth L. Marcus (JNS) Jewish News Syndicate ~ By Kenneth L. Marcus ~ (January 27, 2022 / JNS) On Jan. 27, we commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honoring the 6 million Jews killed in the Nazi genocide, as well as the millions of other victims who were persecuted during that era. This remembrance will be meaningless, however, if we do not seriously […] Op-Eds Press Room
January 25, 2022 Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Affirmative Action at Harvard and U.N.C. (New York Times) New York Times By Adam Liptak and Anemona Hartocollis Jan. 24, 2022 ~ WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to decide whether race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are lawful, raising serious doubts about the future of affirmative action in higher education. The court has repeatedly upheld similar programs, most recently […] Media Coverage Press Room
January 24, 2022 Brandeis Center Commends U.S. Supreme Court for Granting Cert! Contact: Nicole Rosen 202-309-5724 Brandeis Center Commends U.S. Supreme Court for Agreeing to Decide Whether Harvard and UNC Admissions Policies Discriminate Washington, D.C., January 24, 2022: The Brandeis Center applauds the Supreme Court for this morning’s announcement that it would grant cert, as the Center had urged, in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, as […] Media Coverage Press Releases Press Room