October 2020 – Brandeis Brief
October 2020 Brandeis Brief ~ Due to a resurgence of [...]
September 2020 – Brandeis Brief
June saw exciting changes for the Louis D. Brandeis Center, with the naming of Alyza D. Lewin as the Brandeis Center's newest President. Ms. Lewin's appointment follows the confirmation of her predecessor and LDB Founder, Kenneth Marcus, to the position of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Department of Education.
July 2018 – New Leadership at the Brandeis Center
June saw exciting changes for the Louis D. Brandeis Center, with the naming of Alyza D. Lewin as the Brandeis Center's newest President. Ms. Lewin's appointment follows the confirmation of her predecessor and LDB Founder, Kenneth Marcus, to the position of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the Department of Education.
June 2018 – New Anti-Semitism Legislation
April saw important victories for those working to combat increasing levels of anti-Semitism. In what is being hailed as a "historic action," South Carolina's state senate has adopted a definition of anti-Semitism for use by South Carolina public universities.
May 2018 – Success in South Carolina
April saw important victories for those working to combat increasing levels of anti-Semitism. In what is being hailed as a "historic action," South Carolina's state senate has adopted a definition of anti-Semitism for use by South Carolina public universities.
April 2018 – More Victories, New Challenges
March saw more victories for those working to combat anti-Semitism. A United States federal judge ruled that the professors who are suing the American Studies Association, represented by the Brandeis Center and a team of lawyers, may file an amended complaint that substantially expands their case.
March 2018 – LDB Hosts 5th Law Student Leadership Conference
February saw several advances in the battle against anti-Semitism. The Brandeis Center held its Fifth Annual Law Student Leadership Conference, where young legal scholars were equipped with tools to combat anti-Semitism on their campuses.
February 2018 – Coalition Pushes for Higher Education Reform
The first month of 2018 saw much progress in the struggle against anti-Semitism. The Brandeis Center, a leader of the reform coalition advocating for changes in Title VI of the Higher Education Opportunities Act, joined an impressive group of national organizations in urging the U.S. Senate HELP committee to reform Middle East Studies .
January 2018 – Happy New Year!
The end of 2017 was marked by new milestones in the fight against anti-Semitism. Bal Harbour, a municipality in Florida, became the first government body in the United States to adopt the U.S. State Department's definition of anti-Semitism.
December 2017 – Progress in DC and in Florida
November was characterized by a flurry of activity for the Brandeis Center. A pathbreaking decision has been undertaken by the village of Bal Harbor, who decided in late November, after testimony from the Louis D. Brandeis Center's (LDB) own Aviva Vogelstein, to adopt the State Department definition of anti-Semitism.