🚨 What happens when college campuses stop being places for open dialogue, civil discourse, and student safety?

In this episode of Campus Voices: Civil Engagement in an Era of Division from Our Stories Matter, Dr. Ayal Feinberg, Director of the Center for Holocaust Studies and Human Rights at Gratz College and Associate Professor of Political Science & Antisemitism Studies, and Anila Ali, Pakistani Muslim American peace leader and Holocaust education advocate, discuss rising antisemitism, campus radicalization, free speech, student safety, and the growing challenges facing higher education.

This conversation explores:
• Antisemitism on college campuses
• Campus radicalization and political polarization
• Holocaust education and human rights
• Student safety and freedom of expression
• Civil discourse in higher education
• Muslim-Jewish dialogue and bridge-building
• Hate speech, extremism, and institutional response
• The role of universities in protecting open dialogue

Dr. Feinberg examines research and data connecting global conflict to rising local hate incidents while addressing how universities are responding to antisemitism and discrimination on campus.

Anila Ali shares her perspective as a Pakistani Muslim American advocate for peacebuilding and Holocaust education, emphasizing the importance of real human connection, empathy, and face-to-face dialogue in divided communities.

✨ This episode asks an urgent question: What responsibility do universities have when students no longer feel safe expressing who they are?

If you care about higher education, antisemitism awareness, free speech, campus culture, civil engagement, human rights, or difficult conversations across differences, this episode is for you.

🎧 Watch the full episode on YouTube or listen on your favorite podcast platform.

❓If campuses can’t protect open dialogue and student safety… what are they becoming?

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