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Brandeis University faculty votes 'no confidence' in president after 'excessive' crackdown on student protests

In an email, Chair of the Brandeis Faculty Senate Prof. Jeffrey Lenowitz told faculty members Monday the motion passed with 159 votes in favor, 149 votes in opposition, and 26 abstentions. Lenowitz said this vote represented 76.4% of the faculty.

The faculty's "no confidence" vote could lead to President Ronald Liebowitz leaving his position. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

This vote will now be taken to the Board of Trustees, who will decide whether to remove Liebowitz from his position and who will replace him.

Brandeis University disbarred the Students for Justice in Palestine for its support of Hamas. (Getty Images)

"Most urgently, in this twilight zone moment when students and faculty seem to be enjoying their freedom to express grotesque language about Jews, Jewish life, and the Jewish state, Brandeis will uphold free speech rightly understood. Universities cannot stop hate speech, but they can stop paying for it. Brandeis will ensure that groups that receive privileges through their affiliations with the university, including using its name, will lose their affiliations and privileges when they spew hate," Liebowitz wrote.

Brandeis University was one of the first universities to crack down on campus protests in 2023. (Shmuel Thaler/The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)

Fox News' Megan Myers contributed to this report.