Despite a flurry of anecdotes suggesting that Jewish students and others may be fleeing Ivy League schools for colleges in the south, the data remain less than clear that this is happening.

As is always the case, data can only tell us about the past, so we’ll surely learn more next year. But I gave a talk on a related topic, “Have Antisemitism, Islamophobia and Campus Politics Changed How We Choose College?” at a conference, the OESIS Allyship Against Antisemitism at Dartmouth, based on some things that we do know. What follows are a modified set of my opening reflections from that talk to set the context. In future articles I’ll share more about Jewish sentiment on college campuses and whether and how it’s impacting individuals’ decision-making.

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