Jacob Tabor is the director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and also serves as the university’s Title IX and ADA/Section 504 coordinator. Jacob received his JD at Boston College Law School and his BA in Political Science at Colorado College.
Before joining Brandeis, Jacob served as a civil rights attorney for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR). In that role, Jacob enforced federal civil rights laws, investigating civil rights complaints filed against elementary, secondary and post-secondary educational institutions involving allegations of discrimination based on protected classes: race, color and national origin; sex, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity; disability; and age. Jacob also served as a neutral mediator, helping parties reach private agreements in civil rights disputes, and helped lead the OCR Boston’s Diversity Committee.
Before joining OCR, Jacob worked as a commercial litigator at a large Boston law firm and clerked for Judge Harris L. Hartz on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Jacob’s passion for civil rights in the educational setting stems from his own experience growing up with learning disabilities, his steadfast belief that all individuals should be treated with dignity and respect, and his desire to help create a safe and inclusive environment for all.