Kenneth L. Marcus
Kenneth Marcus | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights | |
| In office August 6, 2018 – July 31, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Catherine E. Lhamon |
| Succeeded by | Kimberly Richey (acting) Catherine E. Lhamon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sharon, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Williams 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.
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).