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September 17, 2025 New Victim Comes Forward in Existing Anti-Semitism Lawsuit Against MIT

Israeli Scholar Pushed Out of Prestigious Postdoctoral Appointment Washington, D.C. (September 17, 2025) – Today, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed an amended complaint against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on behalf of Jewish students, researchers, and faculty, bringing forward a new victim and allegations that MIT has allowed an anti-Semitic climate to persist, […]
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September 15, 2025 Louis D. Brandeis Center Builds Leadership Team With Chief Development Officer

CFRE Shirley Hamilton Hartman will lead the team’s fundraising strategies Washington, D.C. (September 15, 2025) – Today, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announced that Shirley Hamilton Hartman will join the organization as Chief Development Officer. “We’re thrilled to welcome Shirley to the Brandeis Center team at this increasingly pivotal juncture […]
September 10, 2025 Following Brandeis Center Demand Letter, UMass Amherst To Prevent Conference From Boycotting Israelis

Washington, D.C. (September 10, 2025) – Following a letter from the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law to the University of Massachusetts Amherst leadership last week, the University announced that the upcoming Coalition of Women in German (WiG) annual academic conference must suspend its Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) policy during the conference, as it violates University anti-discrimination policies, […]
September 4, 2025 Adelphi University Rules Faculty Member Created Hostile Environment for Jews on Campus

After recent disciplining of Campus SJP chapter, Brandeis Center demands Adelphi take strong remedial action Washington, D.C. (September 4, 2025) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law today commended Adelphi University for ruling that a faculty member, who is also a member of Adelphi’s Bias Response Team and faculty appointments committee, […]
September 4, 2025 Adelphi University finds professor created ‘hostile environment’ against Jews (JNS)

Published by JNS on 09/4/2025 Adelphi University stated on Aug. 15 that an investigation found “sufficient evidence” that one of the private, Garden City, N.Y. school’s professors “created a hostile environment for Adelphi’s Jewish community” via the professor’s “personal social media posts.” The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law announcedthe university’s decision on […]
September 3, 2025 UMass Amherst Boycotts Israeli Academics From Upcoming Conference

Brandeis Center demands UMass President, Chancellor and Board of Trustees immediately reverse this discrimination Washington, D.C. (September 3, 2025) – Ahead of the upcoming Coalition of Women in German (WiG) annual academic conference at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, which plans to exclude and boycott scholars receiving funding from “Israeli institutions,” the Louis D. Brandeis Center for […]
September 3, 2025 UMass Amherst reviews event it plans to host after learning organizer boycotts Israel (JNS)

Published by JNS on 09/3/2025 The University of Massachusetts Amherst, a highly ranked public school, is reviewing an upcoming conference that it plans to host in November after learning that the organizer excludes scholars who receive funding from Israeli institutions. “The university has the matter under review,” Emily Gest, associate vice chancellor for news and […]
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