January 4, 2024 How the Push for Diversity at Colleges and Companies Came Under Siege (Wall Street Journal) Published by The Wall Street Journal on 1/4/24; Story by Ray A. Smith and Lauren Weber DEI programs have come under fire from many directions The management philosophy known as DEI, which had gathered momentum since 2020, has been under siege over the past year amid a collision of legal, economic and geopolitical forces. The […] Media Coverage
January 3, 2024 Fighting the Hamas Monster on Campus (inFocus) Published by Jewish Policy Center’s inFocus magazine’s winter 2024 issue Editor’s Note: This conversation is excerpted from a panel discussion, “Enriching the U.S.-Israel Alliance by Combating Antisemitism,” at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC on October 23, 2023, even before the full weight of events was felt. Kenneth L. Marcus is the founder and chairman […] Media Coverage
January 2, 2024 Jewish group sues Berkeley for ‘longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism’ (Campus Reform) Published 12/27/23 by Campus Reform; Story by Patrick McDonald In late November, several Jewish organizations filed a lawsuit against the University of California, Berkeley, alleging a ‘longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism.’ The lawsuit was filed in a federal court in San Francisco by the Louis D. Brandeis Center and Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education. […] Media Coverage
January 2, 2024 Has The Congressional Hearing on Antisemitism Woken People Up? (Jewish Press) Published 12/28/23 by JewishPress.com; Q&A by Alan Zeitlin A Q&A with Kenneth Marcus Kenneth L. Marcus is at the forefront of the battle against antisemitism in the U.S. He is the founder and chairman of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law which handles numerous complaints of antisemitism from Jewish college students […] Media Coverage
January 2, 2024 Rejecting Misconceptions of the Hamas-Israel War (JNS) Published by JNS on 12/29/23; Authored by The Focus Project The IDF follows specific rules of engagement to avoid civilian casualties—a challenge made almost impossible as terrorist infrastructure is embedded in and under residential buildings, schools, mosques and hospitals. More than 14 million civilians were killed during World War II, excluding the millions of Jews and others […] Media Coverage
December 26, 2023 The real philanthropy success story Published by eJewish Philanthropy 12/19/23; Opinion by Yossi Prager After the brutal events of Oct. 7 and onset of the war between Israel and Hamas, funders, organizations and individual volunteers instantaneously leaped to action from a standing start, their on-the-fly efforts saving lives and raising the morale of a nation with many reasons to mourn. […] Media Coverage
December 22, 2023 Brandeis Center ramps up lawsuits as university students face rampant antisemitism Published 12/22/23 by Ynet News; Story by Clint Van Winkle American NGO files numerous legal complaints against Ivy League universities saying their neglectful nature toward rising antisemitism cannot continue Antisemitism has been on the rise across U.S. college campuses since Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war. In recent months, reports […] Media Coverage
December 18, 2023 Key Anti-Semitism Issues in the Post-10/7 Workplace (LDB webinar, 12/21/23) Register for our webinar now. Media Coverage
December 18, 2023 As antisemitism spikes on campuses, remember that colleges are also workplaces (The Hill) Op-ed authored by Brandeis Center Director of Corporate Initiatives Rory Lancman, published in The Hill on 12/18/23 The scenes of Jewish students experiencing antisemitism on college campuses are frightening. But colleges are also workplaces, and the antisemitism that Jewish staff and faculty are experiencing is no less frightening for its intensity, their inability to avoid it and their […] Media Coverage
December 18, 2023 Kenneth Marcus Discusses Campus Anti-Semitism Lawsuit at UC Berkeley on Fox News Jewish Americans for Fairness in Education (JAFE) member and UC Berkeley grad student Hannah Schlacter also featured. 12/17/23 Media Coverage
December 18, 2023 New Study Highlights Campus Antisemitism ‘Hot Spots’ (Inside Higher Ed) Published 12/15/23 by Insider Higher Ed; Story by Jessica Blake A survey of about 2,000 Jewish students across the country found their perceptions of antisemitism varied from one campus to another. A new report by Brandeis University says Jewish students’ perceptions of campus climate vary “dramatically” from institution to institution. The report, released Thursday by the […] Media Coverage
December 18, 2023 The Fall of Penn’s President Brings Campus Free Speech to a Crossroads (New York Times) Published 12/14/23 in New York Times; Story by Vimal Patel Before the Israel-Hamas war, universities were already engulfed in debates over what kinds of speech are acceptable. The toppling of the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Elizabeth Magill — four days after her testimony before Congress on whether to punish students if they called for genocide — […] Media Coverage
December 14, 2023 Biden Administration Again Delays Civil Rights Protections Against Antisemitism (Algemeiner) Published 12/14/23 by The Algemeiner; Story by Dion J. Pierre The administration of US President Joe Biden has once again delayed issuing new federal regulations that would apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism to civil rights investigations, a measure that lawmakers and advocates have said would help protect Jewish students from anti-Zionist discrimination and […] Media Coverage
December 11, 2023 Kenneth Marcus Discusses Campus Anti-Semitism Congressional Hearing (Newsnation, 12/5/23) Media Coverage
December 11, 2023 College presidents face down House Republicans over antisemitism response (Politico) Published by Politico on 12/5/23; Story by Bianca Quilantan Few members of the GOP conference will likely be able to resist the opportunity to needle some of the nation’s elite schools. The strife that’s consumed college campuses over the Israel-Hamas war is about to culminate in a classic Washington ritual: a public shaming. Tensions over the nearly […] Media Coverage
December 11, 2023 The Fallout: What the Antisemitism Hearing Could Mean for Higher Education (Inside Higher Education) Published 12/7/23 in Insider Higher Ed; Story by Katherine Knott After Republicans grilled three university presidents on Capitol Hill, experts weigh in on the broader implications for public opinion and the politics of colleges and universities. The failure of three college presidents to clearly say Tuesday that calling for the genocide of Jewish people violated their […] Media Coverage
December 4, 2023 On the last day of the Global Conference for Israel in Denver, protestors and attendees say they feel unsafe (CBS Colorado) Published by CBS Colorado on 12/3/23; Story by Michael Abeyta While the Jewish National Fund’s Global Conference for Israel wrapped up on Sunday, a local chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace held a march that shut down part of Speer Boulevard in Denver. “Our Jewish values tell us that all life is sacred,” said Siena Mann with Jewish Voice […] Media Coverage
November 29, 2023 Brandeis Center files lawsuit against UC Berkeley for hostile campus environment (Jewish Insider) Published by Jewish Insider on 11/28/23; Story by Haley Cohen UC Berkeley professor: ‘There’s a group of students who feel free to say the nastiest slurs as long as they substitute Zionist for Jew’ Citing claims of a “longstanding, unchecked spread of antisemitism” on the University of California, Berkeley’s campus, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights […] Media Coverage
November 29, 2023 Jewish groups sue University of California over ‘unchecked’ antisemitism (Politico) Published by Politico on 11/28/23; Story by Bianca Quilantan The 36-page lawsuit argues that UC Berkeley and its law school’s inaction on discrimination against Jewish students has led to a spread of antisemitism. Jewish groups are suing the University of California system, UC Berkeley and its leaders over what they are calling a “longstanding, unchecked spread of […] Media Coverage
November 20, 2023 What to know about the Education Department’s antisemitism, Islamophobia investigations (Politico Pro Morning Education) Published by Politico on 11/20/23; Story by Bianca Quilantan. WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING? — The Education Department last week announced seven new investigations into incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia at schools. However, the department does not comment on ongoing investigations and officials cautioned that just because a school is under investigation does not mean it has broken the law. So, […] Media Coverage
November 20, 2023 Several Schools Under Investigation for Allegedly Failing to Protect Jewish, Muslim Students (Wall Street Journal) Published by Wall Street Journal on 11/17/23; Story by Joseph Pisani. Education Department is looking into seven complaints alleging antisemitic and anti-Muslim harassment at colleges and one K-12 school district The Education Department is investigating several schools over reports of harassment against Jewish and Muslim students in response to ongoing campus tensions related to the Israel-Hamas war. […] Media Coverage