Campus Watchdogs Laud Fordham University’s Decision to Ban Notoriously Anti-Israel Student Group
Watchdogs lauded the recent decision by a New York academic institution to prevent a notoriously anti-Israel group from organizing on its campus.
Expert: ‘Paralyzed’ Education Department Unable to Protect Jews on Campus Due to System’s Lack of Antisemitism Definition
A legal expert last week called the US Department of Education (DoED) “paralyzed” when it comes to protecting Jewish students, due to the absence of a system-wide definition of antisemitism.
Michigan Governor Signs Anti-BDS Bills into Law
On New Year’s Eve, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed two anti-BDS bills into law. The bipartisan legislation—previously bill HB 5821 sponsored by Reps.
The Second Bristol-Sheffield Hallam Colloquium on Contemporary Anti-Semitism
Videos from the Second Bristol-Sheffield Hallam Colloquium on Contemporary Anti-Semitism, chaired by Lesley Klaff and J.G. Campbell, are now available here.
LDB Commends MLA for Rejecting BDS
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) commends the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Delegate Assembly for voting down a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions.
January 2017 – Warning M.L.A., Praising U.K.
We have had good recent news from Ohio and London, as we continue to fight for Jewish students on college campuses and on Capitol Hill.
The Brandeis Center Announces the Appointment of Aviva J. Vogelstein to Director of Legal Initiatives
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) proudly announces the appointment of Aviva J. Vogelstein to Director of Legal Initiatives. Ms. Vogelstein joined the Brandeis Center in 2014, first working as a Civil Rights Legal Fellow and then as Staff Attorney.
The Brandeis Center Welcomes Katherine Hung
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law welcomes Katherine Hung as a winter intern. Katherine, a freshman at Harvard College, will work with the organization this month to combat anti-Semitism and promote the civil rights of Jewish students.
Boycott Battle Ahead
When the Modern Language Association’s Delegate Assembly meets this Saturday in Philadelphia, its members will take up three proposed resolutions: one endorsing the boycott of Israeli academic institutions, one opposing it and a third condemning alleged attacks on academic freedom in Palestinian universities by Palestinian political organizations.
LDB to MLA: Drop Ultra Vires Boycott Resolution
Lawyers at the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) have cautioned the Modern Language Association (MLA) against a controversial anti-Israel resolution that some MLA members are urging upon the association.