Lawsuit Against CUNY Alleges Pervasive, Explicit Anti-Semitism

(Algemeiner) Andrew Pessin - A lawsuit filed last month by Professor of Business Jeffrey Lax at the City University of New York's (CUNY) Kingsborough Community College alleges explicit anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment by senior administrators. According to the complaint, senior administrators actively limited the hiring and obstructed the promotion of Jews, and have "promoted and maintained a pervasively hostile work environment." Kenneth Marcus, president of the Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, said: "I hear from so many Jewish students, professors and staff members who tell heartbreaking stories of recent anti-Jewish discrimination [at CUNY]."


2016-03-24 00:00:00

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