University “Teaching it is not a cheap or efficient process” Author Drew Kaplan Date 7 March 2018 The value of universities to a capitalist society depends on their ability to resist...
Israel, University “…just because an activist group says dumb and misguided things about Jews and Israel, that doesn’t mean the campus in question is “hostile” or “uncomfortable” for Jews” Author Drew Kaplan Date 9 November 2017 …just because an activist group says dumb and misguided things about Jews and Israel,...
Anti-Semitism, University “My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly on campus” Author Drew Kaplan Date 6 October 2016 My fellow activists tend to dismiss the anti-Semitism that students like me experience regularly...
Education, University “…we can’t insist on a level of purity that makes it impossible for our teachers to teach” Author Drew Kaplan Date 1 September 2016 As learners, we can’t allow our embarrassment, our sense of disempowerment, our sense of...
Races in America, University “In recent years, our society, and our college campuses, have been infused by an approach to identity politics that…seems to be struggling with…tension of humility and arrogance” Author Drew Kaplan Date 12 August 2016 As we learn about ourselves and one another through talking and listening and being...
Hillel, University “Students do not take well to ideological force-feeding…” Author Drew Kaplan Date 2 August 2016 Of course, the Berkeley Hillel, like all Hillels, is not an island of groupthink...
Hillel, University “What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of the role of Hillels – as if they should be singly engaged in political advocacy” Author Drew Kaplan Date 16 June 2016 What is most irritating in some of the criticisms is the myopic vision of...
Anti-Semitism, Israel, University “When one turns to the situation on campus, one similarly wants to be alert to anti-Semitism without confusing it with legitimate differences of perspective” Author Drew Kaplan Date 19 January 2016 …it’s easy to confuse genuine criticism of Israeli policy for anti-Semitism. We are blessed...
Sex, University “Are there ways to indicate you’re into it without having to say yes over and over again?” Author Drew Kaplan Date 14 January 2016 Of course, part of the teaching is all about context. What do you actually...
University “’It’s started to feel like Jewish lives don’t matter,’ he said” Author Drew Kaplan Date 24 December 2015 “It’s hard to be a Jewish student and support these groups when harsh criticism...