Jewish Students Seek More Than Just Dialogue
According to students at Harvard and McGill, it is possible to overcome polarization on college campuses.
The past two years have been particularly challenging for Jewish college students, with campuses becoming arenas of polarization rather than places of curiosity and critical exchange.
Dialogue isn't enough to fix what ails campuses. Jewish students like us need more.
Upperclassmen Ari at Harvard and Maya at McGill have witnessed peers feeling trapped between taking a strident side on nuanced conflicts or staying silent and withdrawing from conversations altogether.
The recent assassination of Charlie Kirk has further intensified the polarizing atmosphere, with some viewing his death as proof that civil discourse and free speech are impossible to achieve.
- University administrators were already calling for pluralism and investing in dialogue training before Kirk's assassination.
- The current climate has felt especially isolating for students who care deeply about pluralism.
Author's summary: Jewish students need more than dialogue to address campus polarization.
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