Kenneth L. Marcus

Kenneth L. Marcus (b. 1966), born in Sharon, Massachusetts, attended Williams College and the University of California at Berkeley School of Law. For ten years, he practiced law in Washington, D.C., before entering public service and then academia, the think tank world, and public interest advocacy. He now serves as President and General Counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law. Marcus' first book is "Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America" (Cambridge 2010). This book, excerpted in the September 2010 issue of Commentary magazine, demonstrates that Jewish American university students have strong claims to civil rights protections in the face of resurgent campus anti-Semitism. Abigail Thernstrom, Vice Chair of the Civil Rights Commission, commented that "Kenneth L. Marcus is one of the most important new voices to come along in many years. He combines the brilliance of a great lawyer, the flair fo a compelling writer, and the tenacity of a policymaker who has spent many years battling in the trenches."