On May 15th, 85 organizations, including the Brandeis Center, signed a letter organized by AMCHA Initiative that commended University of Michigan’s adoption of a Blue Ribbon Panel report, which stated that faculty should base decisions, such as letters of recommendations and other academic judgments, "solely on educational and professional reasons.” This panel was established by the university after professor Cheney-Lippold refused to write a letter of recommendation for a student who was planning on studying abroad in Israel.