This is the Forward’s coverage of Brandeis University, a secular university sponsored by the Jewish community in Waltham, Massachusetts, outside Boston.
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Culture ‘If Yiddish isn’t safe at Brandeis, where is it safe?’
Brandeis planned to put its Yiddish program 'on hiatus' — until the Yiddish community spoke out.
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Antisemitism Decoded Six categories of Jewish students fill in the ‘missing middle’ pieces of campus antisemitism puzzle
A new Brandeis study identifies a missing middle of Jewish students who have been overlooked
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Fast Forward Brandeis President Ron Leibowitz resigns after no-confidence vote that cited budget crisis and Gaza protests
Brandeis was the first private university to ban a chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine
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Antisemitism Decoded Separating anti-Zionists from antisemites on campus
A new study found little overlap between students hostile toward Israel and those hostile to Jews, though the lead researcher says that's only part of the story
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Yiddish World Why is Ken Burns so negative about Yiddish?
The “Yiddish is dying” claim reduces its speakers to “nonpersons” without a place in the popular discourse
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Fast Forward Brandeis extends transfer deadline, appealing to Jewish students distressed by campus anti-Israel unrest
President Ron Liebowitz announced the extension as encampment protests spread from Columbia University to other schools
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Fast Forward New Brandeis survey of 51 colleges assesses Jewish students’ experiences of antisemitism
UPenn, Columbia among worst offenders while Tulane and five Florida schools are deemed among the least hostile
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Opinion I’m a rabbi at Brandeis. Its decision voiding recognition for its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter was the right move
Support for terrorism cannot be tolerated on college campuses
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