Challenges Facing Jewish College Students
The past two years have been particularly challenging for Jewish college students, with campuses becoming arenas of polarization.
As students at Harvard and McGill, we have witnessed peers feeling trapped between taking a strident side on nuanced conflicts or staying silent and withdrawing from conversations.
- Charlie Kirk's recent assassination has intensified the polarizing atmosphere.
- Some see his death as proof that civil discourse and free speech are impossible to achieve.
Dialogue isn't enough to fix what ails campuses. Jewish students like us need more.
University administrators have been calling for pluralism and increasing investments in dialogue training, even before Kirk's assassination.
Author's summary: Jewish students face polarization on campuses.