Posts Tagged: Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law
Over 30 Law Faculty Call Out American Bar Association for Omitting IHRA Definition of Antisemitism from Resolution
Over 30 law faculty and two university leaders on Tuesday issued a letter criticizing the American Bar Association (ABA) for not adopting what is widely...
‘Obsessive’: Republican Senators Urge Department of Education to Examine Anti-Zionism in College Programs
A group of Republican US Senators issued a letter Wednesday asking US Department of Education (DOE) Secretary Miguel Cardona to determine whether taxpayer funded federal...
‘Do It For Kanye’: Assault on Jewish Man and Arson Attempt on Synagogue Add to Wave of Antisemitic Hate Crimes in US
An attempted arson at a New Jersey synagogue and a gang-beating of a Jewish man in Maryland were both reported over the weekend. During the early...
Jewish Nonprofit Accuses FBI of Understating Antisemitic Hate Crime Statistics
The Louis Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law on Tuesday criticized the FBI for issuing incomplete statistics on antisemitic hate crimes. The group contested the...
Chicago Financial Firm Announces It Will Guard Against BDS
Morningstar, Inc., a Chicago-based investment firm managing over $250 billion in assets, has adopted measures preventing anti-Zionist bias from affecting ratings assigned to Israeli companies...
University of Vermont President Denounces Antisemitism Weeks After Widely Criticized Statement on Jew Hatred
University of Vermont (UVM) president Suresh Garimella on Friday issued a statement strongly condemning antisemitism and pledging to hold those guilty of it "fully accountable." "I...
University of Vermont Denies It Mishandled Alleged Antisemitic Incidents
The president of University of Vermont (UVM) is denying allegations that school officials mishandled a series of reported antisemitic incidents that occurred in 2021. Responding publicly...
Civil Rights Complaint Filed Against SUNY New Paltz Over Handling of Antisemitic Incident
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the US Department of Education on behalf...
Legal Group Says Federal Oversight of NYU Anti-Discrimination Policies Still Needed
A nonprofit legal advocacy group is calling on the United States Department of Education (DOE) to continue monitoring New York University's (NYU) anti-discrimination policies, two...
Biden Said to Continue Delay of New Title VI Protections for Jewish College Students
A delay of new guidance at the US Department of Education that would help protect Jewish college students from discrimination is set to continue through...
Brooklyn College Facing Federal Civil Rights Inquiry Over ‘Hostile Environment’ for Jewish Students
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 Urges Duke University to Recognize Pro-Israel Students or Risk Legal Consequences
A legal advocacy organization on Tuesday urged Duke University to grant full recognition to a pro-Israel campus group that was denied that status by the...
Survey: Half of ‘Openly Jewish’ College Students Have Tried to Hide Identity on Campus
A poll released Monday found that half of "openly Jewish" college students have at times attempted to conceal their religious identity on campus, and that...
University of Illinois Announces Steps to Address ‘Alarming’ Rise in Antisemitism on Campus
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) announced on Monday a series of steps it would take to address what has been described as an "alarming...
