WUJS Asserts a Strong Vision for Diaspora Jewry

By Lev Gringauz January 22, 2018

I never knew that a world union of Jewish students existed, let alone the World Union of Jewish Students, until only a few months ago. My Jewish campus worldview was shaped by my time involved in Hillel and Chabad, with the assumption that because both the organizations are international, Jewish life at universities worldwide must…

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Stanford Professor Explains Why Jewish Students Don’t Fear Campus

By Sarah Asch September 14, 2017

College campuses do not run rampant with anti-Semitic sentiment – at least according to Stanford professor Ari Kelman’s latest study. Kelman, a professor of education and Jewish studies at the Stanford Graduate School of Education, recently published a study called “Safe and On the Sidelines,” which explores Jewish life on college campuses. Kelman, who is…

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The Cost of Privatizing Jewish Campus Life

By Misha Vilenchuk July 26, 2017

Throughout the 20th century, American Jews – particularly young Jews – were agents of social change. The pre-war generation stood for worker’s rights, while the generation after the Holocaust marched at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement. Why then are there so few Jews active in the contemporary resurgence of progressive student activism? Some…

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We’re Not Talking About BDS, So Why Are You?

By Sara Weissman July 13, 2017

Dear Jewish community, So, you wanna understand Israel/Palestine debates on campus. The first thing you have to do is stop talking about BDS. Shocking, right? We try. But really, BDS doesn’t summarize what Israel conversations on campus are all about these days. BDS measures on major campuses are actually going down, and yet, somehow, they…

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Republicans React to Jewish Campus Life Under Trump

By Jackson Richman March 6, 2017

The media has shown us months of outraged reactions over Donald Trump’s election, particularly among students. Campus protests frequently appear on our TV screens and in our newspapers. But, few are talking about students who walk past the rallies that protest the result of their vote – or their presumed vote as Republicans. Few are…

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7 Semester Survival Tips for Jewish Freshmen

By Jillian Gordner January 18, 2017

With the first semester of college behind us, many freshmen are wondering how it went by so quickly. The late-night pizzas, the cram sessions, and the crying sessions all melded together to create the whirlwind that is the first chapter of the “college experience.” Integrating yourself into the campus world can be difficult, but for…

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Ari Shavit’s Sexual Harassment Spurs Ongoing Discussion Among Campus Jews

By Nicole Zelniker January 3, 2017

For the last two years, Israeli author and journalist Ari Shavit spoke at dozens of college campuses around the country and for Hillel International. This was before American journalist Danielle Berrin accused Shavit of sexual misconduct, igniting ongoing discussions about sexual harassment in Jewish campus communities. To recap, soon after the accusation, J Street disinvited Shavit from…

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The Algemeiner Made the Worst List of “Worst Colleges for Jewish Students”

By Ross Beroff December 26, 2016

The Algemeiner recently released a list of the “40 Worst Colleges for Jewish students.” Already students and Jewish professionals on these campuses are reacting to the list, some defending it, some arguing against its creation, and others complaining that their universities were not listed. I do not go to any of the schools referenced, but…

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