Kenneth L. Marcus
@Klmarcus
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Louis D. Brandeis Center Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; author; civil rights lawyer; former Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education for Civil Rights.
Washington, D.C.
Joined February 2009
A must read essay by Marc Rowan on higher education in the @nytimes Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Badly Needed https://t.co/nHGa5UMp1h via @NYTOpinion
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The government should not use public funds to support a system that fails to serve the public good.
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It's time for MIT to be held accountable for their noncompliance. We have a pending lawsuit. @HarmeetKDhillon
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MIT president Sally Kornbluth wrote that the compact is "inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
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“Two years later, some remain stuck in denial or crushed by despair, when this crisis is screaming for bold, relentless action.” -@Klmarcus More reflections on how Oct. 7 upended higher education: https://t.co/Hu6TTXVkYK
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To mark the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, the Jewish Insider team asked leading thinkers and practitioners to reflect on how that day has changed the world. Here, we look at how...
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.@Klmarcus told Jewish Insider he had faith in Linda McMahon to ensure that any settlements the Trump administration were to make with Harvard or other schools would ensure concrete reforms to address campus antisemitism. @emilyfjacobs reports: https://t.co/ZXORzRLPhb
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The former civil rights official says he’s confident the education secretary will pursue strong and enforceable agreements with Harvard and other schools to combat antisemitism on campus
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Join Brandeis Center leaders @Klmarcus and @AlyzaLewin, and attorney @Jonathan_HR_Law, on Monday, September 15 to discuss examples of anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment that can occur in the workplace and steps employers should take to prevent and respond to them.
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This new @brandeiscenter case shows some of the continuing problems at Berkeley. Thank you, @Thefreepressonx
https://t.co/8cxcXJsQAB
@HarmeetKDhillon @LeoTerrellDOJ
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Israeli dance professor Yael Nativ alleges in a lawsuit that Berkeley rejected her application to return as a visiting professor because she is Israeli. The lawsuit says Berkeley admitted discrimin...
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Registration is NOW OPEN for DFI and @FedSoc's fourth annual Education Law and Policy Conference! Chief Justice Carlos Muniz will moderate a panel on federal power, campus anti-Semitism, and academic freedom with @TylerCoward of @theFIREorg, @BrandeisCenter CEO @KLMarcus,
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"If Zionism is being treated as a mental disorder, how can Jews expect fair treatment?" said @Klmarcus Read more from @MathildaHeller in @Jerusalem_Post about the increasing prevalence of anti-Semitism in mental health spaces, including the "decolonize therapy" movement:
Antisemitism is becoming increasingly more prevalent within therapy and therapeutic spaces. @matildaheller
https://t.co/7vpv3rdtrQ
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Thank you, @LeoTerrellDOJ, for this message and for all you do.
"If universities tolerate a hostile environment for Jewish students, they will have to pay. And pay dearly." Thank you @brandeiscenter for standing up against antisemitism and advocating for the rights and safety of Jews across America. Watch the Hon. Kenneth Marcus' powerful
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By me in @JNS_org: 🧵 Stanford University suspended the student-run Kairos co-op for the upcoming academic year, after receiving reports that Jewish students were targeted, a spokeswoman for the private California school told JNS.
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SCOOP @J_Insider via @haleycohen19: “Israeli chemist sues Stanford for antisemitic discrimination after research was allegedly sabotaged”
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Dr. Shay Laps alleged that his lab supervisor also pressured him to leave the country by falsely claiming he was being investigated by the university
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@brandeiscenter @HaleyCohen19 @Klmarcus While the lawsuit, Sussman v. MIT, addresses several antisemitic incidents caused by students, a large portion of the 71-page complaint focuses on alleged antisemitic actions from Michel DeGraff, a tenured linguistics professor. https://t.co/bnSxXB2NOE
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In one incident, a professor accused a student of having a Jewish ‘mind infection’ and harassed another on social media
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What begins with the Jews does not end with the Jews, and we see that what developed on our campuses does not remain on our campuses — this lethal unrest is a threat to all Americans and it must be stopped. Watch @Klmarcus testify before @JudiciaryGOP about rising anti-Semitism:
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Antisemitism is plaguing schools, universities, and other publicly funded institutions across the country. Watch @Klmarcus testify about America's battle against antisemitic terror before the Committee.
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📢 TOMORROW: Brandeis Center CEO @Klmarcus testifies before Congress at a hearing on the rising threat of anti-Semitic terror in the U.S. 🕑 Tues, June 24 | 2 PM EST 📺 Watch the @JudiciaryGOP Subcommittee on Oversight hearing live:
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On a recent episode of @CaseinPointPod, @Klmarcus spoke with @HvonSpakovsky about anti-Semitism across American campuses and what the Brandeis Center is doing to address it. Watch on Spotify or listen anywhere you get your podcasts: https://t.co/1ZHyuU8Oa2
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"We strongly commend @NYCMayor for his leadership and for incorporating the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism into his new executive order," @Klmarcus stated in @JNS_org
“Antisemitism is a vile disease”—NYC Mayor Eric Adams commits to fighting it head-on by adopting IHRA’s definition and calling for legal backing. With Jews targeted in over half of hate crimes, the council must act. 🔗 https://t.co/hH9p1OJhpc
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On June 10, join DHHRM and experts Hon. Kenneth L. Marcus, Lisa Katz, & James Pasch to discuss concrete strategies to combat current-day antisemitism. Tues, June 10 Free In Person To register: https://t.co/aF8FFSYdOL
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Last night’s violence at the Capital Jewish Museum is a stark reminder of the need to stand united against hate and to combat anti-Semitism in all its forms. We remain steadfast in our commitment to protecting Jewish civil rights and ensuring that Jewish spaces are safe for all.
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