Today, @brandeiscenter filed an amicus brief in Association of American Universities (AAU) v. U.S. Department of Education supporting the Department’s effort to publicly disclose the identities of foreign entities providing billions of dollars in gifts and contracts to American colleges and universities. The filing comes after the Department of Education delayed releasing the information six times over nearly three months, despite repeated demands for transparency from the Brandeis Center. When the Department finally prepared to release the information on October 2, AAU sued to block disclosure, winning a temporary restraining order from a federal judge just hours before the scheduled release.  The Brandeis Center is now stepping into the legal battle to fight for the public’s right to know who is funding American universities. The Brandeis Center argues that the public has a right to know about significant foreign funding of American universities from foreign governments, state-controlled entities and other institutions. The brief also argues that the AAU has failed to substantiate its claims that this information is confidential or that its disclosure would cause the foreseeable harm required to prevent disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Full press release: brandeiscenter.com/after-six… Amicus brief: brandeiscenter.com/wp-conten…

The House just passed my Bipartisan Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act with Congresswoman @virginiafoxx to stand firm against the BDS movement on college campuses and protect Jewish students and professors. This bill is an important step forward in ensuring academic freedom for all students. I will push the Senate to take up the bill shortly so it can become law.