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At Harvard antisemitism conference, Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ legal strategy in Penn case

(JTA) — The Trump administration official behind a controversial antisemitism probe at the University of Pennsylvania told an audience of Jewish leaders that her office’s demand fo...

Kenny Morris

Kenny Morris Kate Noble Wed, 04/22/2026 - 11:01 Kenny Morris is a campaigns strategist within AFSC’s Action Center for Corporate Accountability.He supports campaigns...

At Harvard antisemitism conference, Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ legal strategy in Penn case

EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas said “there is no other way to protect victims.” -- The post At Harvard antisemitism conference, Trump official defends ‘list of Jews’ legal strategy in Pen...

Kenneth J. Wolfe Appointed as New OFCCP Director

Kenneth J. Wolfe is the new director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), according to the agency’s website. He assumes the role after Director Ashley Rom...

Kenneth J. Wolfe Appointed as New OFCCP Director

Kenneth J. Wolfe is the new director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), according to the agency’s website. He assumes the role after Director Ashley Rom...

Mahmoud Khalil wants to reassure you

Mahmoud Khalil knows what you’ve heard about him. That he is an antisemite. That he supports Hamas. That he fostered “a hostile environment for Jewish students in the United States...

Balancing civil rights and trauma in an antisemitism investigation

In the wake of the October 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel, allegations of antisemitism surged on American campuses, including at the University of Pennsylvania. In response, the Equa...

This Passover, call me a Zionist —and I’ll wear it as a badge of honor

What is being labeled “Zionism” today is not simply a set of views about Israel, but increasingly a way of singling out Jews themselves.

A ‘Legal Movement’ Against Campus Antisemitism

A ‘Legal Movement’ Against Campus Antisemitism Sara Weissman Fri, 04/17/2026 - 03:00 AM Speakers at a Louis D. Brandeis Center conference discussed how t...

U.S. Justice Department to launch antisemitism advisory committee and 15-city tour

Led by Leo Terrell, the new federal body will advise the attorney general on countering antisemitism in schools and local communities

Samer Alatout: UW must respond to state law on speech

Existing anti-discrimination laws already provide robust protections against harassment and exclusion on the basis of religion. The IHRA framework does more than extend those prote...

Georgetown Law graduation speaker backs out after students protest his ‘controversial, Zionist and harmful opinions’

A law professor who disparaged legal efforts to curb pro-Palestinian student activism will replace Morton Schapiro. -- The post Georgetown Law graduation speaker backs out after st...

The Department of Labor’s Faith Leader Is Now Also in Charge of Its Civil Rights Enforcement

Kenneth Wolfe organized the Department of Labor’s controversial prayer services before he was quietly appointed to lead a major agency office.

DoJ Sues UCLA for Allegedly Tolerating Discrimination and Harassment Against Jews and Israelis, Seeks Return of Federal...

The lawsuit asks the court to (among many other things) "Rescind and award to the United States restitution of all grant payments made to UCLA during the time of UCLA’s noncomplian...

My university is enabling the Trump administration’s worst fallacies on antisemitism

The Department of Justice has filed its second lawsuit of the year alleging rampant antisemitism at UCLA, where I teach. The suit is a repetition of the same old string of allegati...

Trump administration sues University of California for 'discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students'

The lawsuit pointed to an encampment that was built on the university's campus in April 2024. The Justice Department described the move as illegal and alleged that Jewish students...

Report: Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights is Flunking

Last Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT.) released a report showing just how intensely the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has failed students. The report found that...

Harvard alum praises Trump admin targeting university admissions policies, handling of antisemitism

Harvard graduate praises the Trump admin for launching new federal probes alleging antisemitism failures and illegal race-based admissions preferences.

Threats Over DEI Weaken Local School Leaders McMahon Says She Wants to Empower

Tracey-Mooney & Toch: Proposal would make federal grant applicants bend the knee to Trump administration interpretations of what is discrimination. The post Threats Over DEI We...

When Protecting Jewish Students Becomes a Litmus Test, Voters Must Answer

In this election season, candidates for office are being asked whether they are taking Jewish money or seeking to change Assembly Bill 715, the landmark bill to protect Jewish chil...

Law School Under Pressure to Allow Chapter of Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA

"Good sense should dictate the correct decision here," Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrote in a letter to Barry University School of Law Dean Leticia Diaz.       

The Faculty Member Who Could Not Be Named

At Sarah Lawrence, a national newspaper agreed to shield a professor’s identity because they feared what their own institution might do if they were named defending Jewish students...

The Men of Integrity Who Fight Against Antisemitism: Donald Trump, His Administration, and the NTFCA

EEOC May Subpoena Penn's Records as to "Jewish-Related Organizations" (and Others) in Investigation of Anti-Semitic Hara...

From Judge Gerald Pappert (E.D. Pa.) yesterday in EEOC v. Univ. of Pa.: Based on public statements by the University… The post EEOC May Subpoena Penn's Records as to "Jewish-Relate...