Monday November 20, 2006, 5:30 pm
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus, building and room TBA
Speaker: Kenneth L. Marcus, JD, Staff Director of the U.S. Commission on
Civil Rights
Title: Campus Anti-Semitism and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Title VI of the 1964 Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color or national origin in federally funded programs or activities,
including most public and private universities, but does not explicitly
prohibit religious discrimination. Mr. Marcus will be describing a new
policy and initiative of the Commission regarding this issue. This
presentation will kick off a major informational campaign on university
campuses throughout the United States.
Sponsored by Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, the Columbia
University Chapter of SPME, the Jewish Law Students Association, and more.
BE THERE!!!
