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You Can Graduate Any Time You Like, but You Can Never Leave

JL;DR SUMMARY The article explores how Jewish college students are dealing with rising antisemitism on campuses, especially after October 7, and challenges the idea of avoiding certain universities. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish On CampusJewish IdentitySocial MediaCollege CampusesResilienceActivismTechnologyNetworkingStudent Leadership

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"At the beginning of my first year at the University of Chicago, I joined the French clubas any college student would join a club that promises baguettes and cheese, even though I don't speak French."
Vermont, United States
"We heard from students at the University of Vermont who were being excluded from membership in student groups because they were Zionists and subjected to learning environments in which a TA threatened to lower their grades based on their identity."
New Paltz, New York, United States
"Last summer, OCR opened an investigation into our JOC-Brandeis Center complaint from SUNY New Paltz after Jewish students were kicked out of a sexual-assault survivors group in part for posting on social media that Jews are an ethnic group who come from Israel."
Columbia, New York, United States
"Rather than fleeing the battle on campus and social media, students at Columbia and many other schools across the country have stayed in the fight by calling out antisemitism, showing up as proud Jews, and building networks of change."

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