

The Battle for Liberal Values on Campus
Dec 5, 2023
Mijal Bitton, a research fellow and communal leader, joins Yehuda Kurtzer to discuss the safety concerns of Jewish students on college campuses amid the Israel-Hamas War. They explore the fine line between discomfort and danger, the purpose of universities, the vulnerability of social sciences, the imbalance of left-wing orthodoxy, and the challenges faced by the Jewish community in representation and ideology. Strategies to support embattled students are also discussed.
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Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Categories of Discomfort and Fostering Rigorous Disagreement on Campus
03:03 • 2min
The State of Liberal Values on University Campuses and the Challenges Faced by Jewish Students
04:51 • 17min
The Susceptibility of Social Sciences to Ideological Systems
21:34 • 6min
The Imbalance of Left-Wing Orthodoxy in University Disciplines
27:26 • 16min
Representation and Ideology in the Jewish Community
43:39 • 3min
Challenges and Strategies for Liberal Values on Campus
46:59 • 6min