Kenneth L. Marcus

Kenneth Marcus
Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights
In office
August 6, 2018 – July 31, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byCatherine E. Lhamon
Succeeded byKimberly Richey (acting)
Catherine E. Lhamon
Personal details
BornSharon, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationWilliams College (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Kenneth L. Marcus is an American attorney, academic, and government official. He is the founder and leader of the Brandeis Center. He was the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the United States Department of Education from August 6, 2018 through July 9, 2020, after which he resumed his position at the Brandeis Center.[1]

Marcus previously served as the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Chair in Equality and Justice in America at Baruch College in New York. He also previously served as staff director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (OCR).[2]

  1. ^ "Noting Remarkable Results Achieved, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Thanks Assistant Secretary Marcus for His Service Leading Civil Rights Office". U.S. Department of Education. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration". whitehouse.gov. October 26, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2017 – via National Archives.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.