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Illustrative: US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, domestic policy adviser Neera Tanden and Towson University president Mark Ginsberg meet with students during a visit to Towson University to discuss antisemitism on college campuses, Nov. 2, 2023, in Towson, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
November 14, 2023, 4:38 pm
US Education Dept. briefs Jewish groups on new efforts to combat campus antisemitism
Organizations welcome meeting but express concern that department not proactive enough; OU: ‘We’re looking to them to match their actions – and being as aggressive as possible’
By Ron Kampeas
A JewBelong billboard in Oakland, California, papered over by a Jewish anti-Zionist group, February 1, 2023. (Anonymous)
February 3, 2023, 2:13 pm
SF Bay Area Jews battle on billboards over branding of anti-Zionism
Signs declaring ‘anti-Zionism is antisemitism’ plastered with ‘Free Palestine’ in pair of incidents, with group representing anti-Zionist Jews claiming responsibility for one
By Andrew Lapin
A hand-drawn swastika is seen on the front of Union Station near the Capitol in Washington, January 28, 2022. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
December 13, 2022, 8:54 am
Jewish orgs decry ‘botched’ FBI hate crimes report understating antisemitic attacks
Approximately 4,000 agencies do not participate in study, with 35 major US cities — including New York, Los Angeles and Miami — not submitting any data
By ToI Staff
Kenneth Marcus, at the time nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 5, 2017. (Susan Walsh/AP)
July 29, 2020, 10:42 am
Kenneth Marcus steps down from US Education Department
Department says resignation unconnected to complaints he used position to push issues close to him, including preferential treatment for Zionist Organization of America
By Marcy Oster
Rutgers University. (photo credit: Courtesy)
September 8, 2018, 3:38 am
US Education Department reopens probe of anti-Semitism allegations at Rutgers
Assistant secretary for civil rights says it may be discriminatory that Jewish students were charged admission to 2011 pro-Palestinian event while others were allowed in for free
By Ben Sales
Kenneth Marcus, at the time nominated to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, December 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
June 8, 2018, 1:18 am
Senate approves controversial Jewish rights activist for top civil rights post
No Democrats voted for Kenneth Marcus, who backs a definition of anti-Semitism that includes some forms of Israel criticism
By JTA
A Senate committee advanced the nomination of Kenneth Marcus, seen in a 2017 photo, for a prominent civil rights post at the Department of Education. (Facebook/JTA)
February 1, 2018, 4:50 am
Trump nominee divides Jewish groups over sexual harassment positions
Kenneth Marcus, candidate for Office for Civil Rights, has been at forefront of anti-BDS efforts on campus; he also backs nixing guidelines that help harassment victims
By Ron Kampeas
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