Divided by Israel-Hamas War, Bay Area College Students Fear for Their Safety — and Mental Health
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that navigating the Israel-Hamas war and the inflamed passions, fears, and concern from students, faculty and alumni communities challenges universities who take on criticism as their communications and actions risk alienating one group or another, while also trying to foster discussion.
“I haven’t seen anything of this scale since the 1960s,” said Don Heider, executive director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. “Yes, we’ve had the George Floyd protests, Trump protests and more. But the two sides squaring off like this? No."
“What I worry about is violence,” he said. “And I worry about the fact that there seems to be no space for dialogue.”
Don Heider, executive director, quoted by San Francisco Chronicle.