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LDB Urges Further Action from UW Madison

Today, the Brandeis Center wrote to University of Wisconsin – Madison (“UW”) Chancellor Rebecca Blank, applauding her administration for castigating the Associated Students of Madison’s controversial April 26, 2017 Student Council (“ASM”) divestment measure, and urging further action from her administration.

By |2023-06-09T21:20:33-04:00June 21, 2017|Blog|0 Comments

Advocacy Groups Charge UC Irvine with Failing to Protect Pro-Israel Students’ Rights

Fifty Jewish, civil rights and education advocacy groups recently wrote to University of California Irvine (UCI) Chancellor Howard Gillman demanding he publicly address the

By |2023-12-14T14:01:59-05:00June 21, 2017|Media Coverage, Press Room|0 Comments

Campus Watchdog Says It Got ‘Completely Inadequate’ Response From UC-Irvine on Anti-Israel Group’s Repeated Violations of Free Speech

The founder of a campus watchdog group said the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has offered a “completely inadequate” response to a letter sent to the chancellor demanding serious action after a student disruption of a pro-Israel event last month.

By |2023-12-14T14:01:59-05:00June 15, 2017|Media Coverage, Press Room|0 Comments

Modern Language Association Overwhelmingly Passes Anti-BDS Motion

On June 14, 2017, the Modern Language Association (MLA) announced that a resolution against BDS had been ratified by their members, passing by a wide margin of 1,954 votes in favor to 885 against. Resolution 2017-1 states: “Whereas endorsing the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel contradicts the MLA’s purpose to promote teaching and research on language and literature…

By |2023-12-14T14:01:59-05:00June 14, 2017|Media Coverage, Press Room|0 Comments

50 Groups Urge Immediate Response to SJP Disruption in Framework of Principles Against Intolerance

The Louis D. Brandeis Center joined the AMCHA Initiative and nearly 50 other groups in urging an immediate response from UC Irvine over a recent hostile incident in the letter below. LDB had already written to Chancellor Gilman on this matter immediately after the incident had occurred.

By |2023-12-14T14:01:59-05:00June 14, 2017|Media Coverage, Press Room|0 Comments

EU Parliament votes in favor of adopting antisemitism definition

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling on European Union member states and European Union institutions to adopt and apply the working definition of antisemitism used by the International Holocaust Remembrance Association (IHRA).

By |2024-02-01T12:48:52-05:00June 1, 2017|Press Releases, Press Room|0 Comments
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