US EditionUC Berkeley Settles Lawsuit over Accusations of Antisemetic Policy
UC Berkeley will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism and implement mandatory training after a $1 million settlement over alleged antisemitic student group policies.
- On Thursday, UC Berkeley settled a lawsuit with the Brandeis Center by revising policies, referencing the IHRA definition, and paying $1 million in legal fees.
- After Oct. 7, 2023 and subsequent campus protests, the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a suit citing at least 23 student organizations banning Zionist speakers and harassment including a February 2024 event at Zellerbach Hall.
- The university pledged to strengthen complaint-handling and to enforce expressive-activity rules, mandate antisemitism training for staff and faculty, conduct an annual Jewish student body survey, and appoint a Title VI compliance official.
- UC Berkeley said the settlement builds on prior work and praised Jewish life as "excellent," noting steps since 2023 and a December $60,000 payment to an Israeli researcher.
- Reforms installing Title VI oversight and surveys will position UC Berkeley to face ongoing federal reviews, amid broader scrutiny of UC campuses after lawsuits and protests last month.
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In antisemitism settlement, UC Berkeley agrees bans on Zionists ‘can violate university rules’
The University of California, Berkeley said bans on Zionists “can violate university rules” and the bylaws of any student groups barring their inclusion must be rescinded, as part of a new settlement agreement in an antisemitism lawsuit. The university further agreed to pay $1 million to the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, a legal group that sued the school on behalf of Jewish students. The Brandeis Center shared the agreement on Thu…
UC Berkeley to pay $1M, overhaul policies after antisemitism lawsuit settlement
The University of California, Berkeley, will pay $1 million and make changes to its policies on antisemitism after settling a lawsuit with the Brandeis Center. The $1 million penalty will act as a reimbursement to the Brandeis Center for outside attorneys' fees. Under the settlement, UC Berkeley…
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union-bulletin.comUC Berkeley settles lawsuit over accusations of antisemetic policy
In a $1 million settlement announced Thursday, the University of California, Berkeley agreed to rescind bylaws that barred speakers who support Zionism from student-held events.
UC Berkeley settles lawsuit over accusations of antisemitic policy
The settlement comes just months after UC Berkeley reached a separate settlement with the Brandeis Center and agreed to pay an Israeli researcher $60,000 after admitting to discriminating against her over her nationality.
UC Berkeley pays $1 million to settle antisemitism suit, says students cannot ban Zionist speakers
UC Berkeley said Thursday that it would pay $1 million to settle a suit filed after the Oct. 7 attack in Israel and Israel's war in Gaza spurred campus protests.
Berkeley law student groups will no longer be allowed to ban 'Zionist' speakers
The Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law sued Berkeley in November 2023 for its 'longstanding, unchecked spread of antisemitism,' citing this ban. Under the terms of a settlement reached, the university will adopt a controversial definition of antisemitism
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