Brandeis University President's Initiative on Antisemitism

• Sunday, June 28 through Thursday, July 2, 2026
• Anticipate full days with some evening programming.

• Institute activities will be held on the Brandeis University campus in Waltham, MA, a suburb of Boston.

• Completion of a project or initiative to help counter antisemitism at your home campus. Projects should be tailored to your specific institution's needs, may be conceived of and implemented from one or multiple departments, and do not follow a prescribed template. During the institute, participants will develop the project and then implement it over the following academic year.
• Attendance with one to four additional leaders and senior administrators from your institution.
• Attendance at the entire Institute.

Below is a list of faculty who taught in the 2025 program to give you a sense of the range and depth of expertise provided during the Institute. Summer 2026 faculty will likely differ and we will update this page when the faculty are confirmed.

• Ahmed F. Alkhatib, resident senior fellow, Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs
• LeManuel "Lee" Bitsóí, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion, Brandeis University
• Rosann Catalano, independent scholar
• Miriam Elman, executive director, Academic Engagement Network (AEN), and affiliated with Syracuse University
• Jake Fay, director of education, Constructive Dialogue Institute
• Rachel Fish, associate research professor, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, and special advisor to the president, Brandeis University
• Rabbi Ron Fish, New England interim regional director and east division director of antisemitism education and advocacy, ADL
• Bar Guzi, head of educational opportunities, Boundless
• Eitan Hersh, professor of political science, Tufts University
• Ayaan Hirsi Ali, research fellow, Hoover Institute, and founder of the AHA Foundation
• Christopher Leighton, founding executive director, The Institute for Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS)
• Alyza Lewin, president, The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (“LDB”)
• Mark Rotenberg, senior vice president for university initiatives and general counsel, Hillel International
• Rebecca Russo, vice president of higher education strategy, Interfaith America
• Jeffrey Shoulson, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and professor of English, Brandeis University
• Izabella Tabarovsky, Kennan Institute senior advisor on regional partnerships and programming, Wilson Center

• Open to senior academic and student affairs administrators and other higher education leaders currently working at U.S. colleges and universities in departments such as academic affairs, DEI and legal affairs, communications, development, president, provost, and deans' offices, etc.
• To maximize potential impact on campus, institutions are required to send teams of 2-5 participants. It is strongly recommended that these teams include members from different departments.
• Applicants must have support from their division head, senior manager, or supervisor to implement a project or initiative to help counter antisemitism on their campus after the Institute. A letter of support from this senior administrator will be required as part of the application process.

• Lodging in single rooms at a hotel near campus. (Local attendees welcome to commute from home. Free parking on campus available.)
• Transportation from hotel to campus.
• All meals (special dietary needs accommodated)
• All instruction and materials
• $4,000 stipend. Half is paid directly to participants upon completion of the Institute and the other half upon demonstrated implementation of the campus initiative developed during the Institute.

• Participants are responsible for travel expenses to and from the Brandeis University campus located just outside Boston, MA.
• Hotel parking costs, if needed.

Please fill out this short application. Applications are due March 15, 2026 and we will notify you of your acceptance by March 30, 2026.

Each team member needs to complete a separate application. Applicants may include the same "Statement of Challenges & Opportunities" in their applications. (See below.) Applications will be considered only after all team members apply. Applications need to be completed in one sitting so please have all of the following required information & documents at hand:

• Statement of Interest (under 250 words): Please tell us what you hope to gain from participating. How does your role intersect with the ways antisemitism appears on your campus?
• Statement about the Challenges & Opportunities at your campus (under 250 words): Please describe your campus environment. How does antisemitism manifest? What are the challenges and opportunities your campus faces in addressing this issue? (Team members may submit the same statement.)
• Résumé or c.v.
• Institutional Support: Name and email address of Division Head/Senior Manager/Supervisor providing letter of support. Each team member's application requires this letter. (Please have them send letter directly to bupia@brandeis.edu)

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