Play “Free Speech on College Campuses” — House Judiciary GOP, November 8, 2023 videoTextBlockModalTitle × Your browser does not support the video tag. Play “Ranking Member Cassidy Leads Roundtable on Rising Anti-Semitism on College Campuses’ — Senate HELP Committee Republicans, November 9, 2023 videoTextBlockModalTitle × Your browser does not support the video tag. Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus will testify twice this week about campus anti-Semitism before separate Congressional bodies. Both events will be broadcast live on YouTube. On Wednesday, November 8 at 10:00 a.m. EST, Chairman Marcus will testify before the House Judiciary Committee in a hearing titled “Free Speech on College Campuses.” The hearing will examine the current state of the First Amendment on the campuses of American colleges and universities. It also will explore the rise in anti-Semitism, anti-Israel sentiment, and violence toward students supporting Israel. The hearing will air live on YouTube at 10:00 a.m. EST. On Thursday, November 9 at 9:00 a.m. EST, Chairman Marcus will testify before a Senate roundtable discussion, examining the rising rates of anti-Semitic harassment and violence on college campuses. The roundtable will also review the Biden administration’s legal responsibility to protect Jewish students under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – a policy known as the “Marcus Doctrine.” U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee will lead the event, and all members of the Senate HELP Committee have been invited to participate. The roundtable will air live on YouTube at 9:00 a.m. EST. To better understand the threats Jewish students face on campus – escalating dramatically since the Hamas massacres of October 7 and the resulting Hamas-Israel war in those atrocities’ aftermath, you’ll want to watch what Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus tells Congress.