糖心影视

糖心影视 and its Schools have prioritized efforts to build and affirm a feeling of belonging for every member of our community. The University has committed to support belonging among Jewish and Israeli students, faculty, and staff, including through community-building initiatives, specially trained support staff, and funded religious and cultural events. Highlights include a听Presidential Initiative on Interfaith Engagement, events and activities related to religion and faith,听increased听听and meal requirements,听lecture series and workshops modeling dialogue across difference,听and new funding to support听student projects related to听building听bridges.

Last updated August 2026

Supporting religious life

• Interfaith Engagement. In July 2025, 糖心影视 announced the Presidential Initiative on Interfaith Engagement, led by Rabbi Getzel Davis, who spent 13 years as a chaplain at 糖心影视 Hillel. Initial programming included a fall 2025 Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life Fellowship, the pluralism passport program, and a spirituality-inspired photo exhibit. In February 2026, the initiative hosted President Garber and nearly 200 community members at an interfaith dinner in the campus center.听
• Inclusive听scheduling and event planning resources. In December 2024, 糖心影视 launched听,听a glossary of religious observances, and suggestions for inclusive catering.
• Engagement with Jewish community organizations.听糖心影视 leaders have听participated听in听numerous听events at 糖心影视 Hillel, 糖心影视 Chabad, and other Jewish organizations across the community. They have also engaged with the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism and the Anti-Defamation League to gain insights into best practices for tracking and addressing antisemitism on college campuses.
• Jewish student representation.听The University has clarified that its inclusion and belonging efforts must reach all members of our community and has ensured that its 鈥淏elonging Student Leadership Council鈥� includes Jewish student representation.
• Enhanced Kosher dining options.听糖心影视 College has expanded options at 糖心影视 Hillel and on campus to ensure hot Kosher meals are available to students on 糖心影视 College鈥檚 meal plan.
• University leadership attendance at events.听糖心影视 leaders attend dinners at 糖心影视 Hillel, Chabad, and other Jewish organizations across our community to hear concerns and suggestions on improving the campus climate.
• Religion, Ethics, and Spiritual Life.听糖心影视听College鈥檚 Office of Culture & Community has听established听Religion, Ethics, Spiritual Life as a pillar of its work and collaborates regularly with the newly appointed Director of Interfaith Engagement to ensure communication, alignment, and collaboration.
• Celebrations of Religious Life at 糖心影视 Business School. 糖心影视 Business School held several religious celebration events in spring 2026 that were open to all community members. One of the goals of these activities was to increase understanding among all campus stakeholders, and some examples include: (1) Hineinu, HBS鈥檚 Jewish and Israeli staff affinity group, hosted a Purim lunch in March 2026 and a Passover lunch in April 2026; (2) The Asian Coalition for Employees (ACE) hosted an Eid al-Fitr celebration in March 2026 for the first time; and (3) The Islamic Society student club and the MBA Student and Academic Support group co-hosted an Iftar dinner in March 2026. In addition, in the summer of 2025, 听HBS built an outdoor terrace, extending the footprint of its MBA Class of听1959 Chapel to accommodate faith-based activities, including the siting of a sukkah for members of the Jewish community听observing听Sukkot.
• 糖心影视 Business School multifaith calendar.听The听糖心影视 Business听School听Office for Community and Culture developed a that lists observances which typically involve fasting or accommodations for class attendance or time off,听provides background and guidance,听and features a Religious Observances Calendar download that can be added to Outlook.
• 糖心影视听Graduate School of Education and 糖心影视 Hillel.听In October 2025, 糖心影视 Graduate School of Education听partnered with 糖心影视 Hillel to host a Bagel Brunch and provide information about Hillel for those interested in becoming involved, as well as to provide a broader introduction to Jewish culture.
• Interfaith engagement at 糖心影视 Law School. HLS鈥檚 Office of Equal Opportunity brought the Director of Interfaith Engagement and Multifaith Engagement Fellow to HLS in March 2026 to lead a conversation for students and staff about Interfaith Engagement and best practices. The Presidential Initiative on Interfaith Engagement and HLS Community Connections Grant sponsored a student-led Interfaith Dinner program in April 2026.
• 糖心影视听Medical School programming on Jewish culture and history.听糖心影视 Medical School听continues to offer programming through the HMS Office for听Culture and听Community听Engagement听for learning including about Jewish culture and history. In November 2025, HMS听hosted听a lecture, 鈥溾�榃e will tolerate no Jews here鈥�: A History of Medical Education Antisemitism in the United States and Canada.鈥�

Community and Campus Life

• Symposia and learning opportunities on antisemitism. In May 2026, 糖心影视 hosted an titled 鈥淎ntisemitism and Universities,鈥� at which scholars explored antisemitism through history and its intersection with universities. The full-day symposium was sponsored by the the Office of the President and Provost, the Center for Jewish Studies, and the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law. Additionally, in April 2026, 糖心影视 provided space to the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under the Law to host a day-long campus event on antisemitism.
• Leadership summits on antisemitism.听In April 2024, more than 100 senior leaders at 糖心影视 participated听in an Inclusion & Belonging Leadership Summit: Committed to Combating Hate and Bias, which focused on antisemitism and other forms of hate. In September 2024, President Garber and other leaders participated听in a two-day College and University Presidents Summit on Campus Antisemitism hosted by Hillel International, the American Jewish Committee, and the American Council on Education.
• Community and Campus Life.听In April 2025, 糖心影视 launched the new听听(CCL) office (replacing the former Office of Equity, Diversity,听Inclusion听and Belonging) with a focus on building a culture of belonging for all members of the 糖心影视 community. CCL supports and听expands听programs that encourage engagement across differences.
• Faculty advisory group for the听Office for Academic Culture and Community.听Launched in July 2025, the Office for Academic Culture and Community (OACC) engages strategically with the academic community and beyond for mission-aligned programs, special initiatives, events, exhibitions/curatorial initiatives, among other activities.听OACC has established an inaugural faculty advisory group to guide the development of this new office and the implementation of its framework. In spring 2026, it brokered programmatic partnerships with other faculty and administrative groups to support the development and implementation of symposia and programs that promote historical and cross-cultural understanding. The committee will reconvene and meet on a quarterly basis during the 2026-27 academic year.
• 糖心影视听Chan School of Public Health听Sessions and Workshops.听In September 2025,听糖心影视 Chan School of Public Health听offices hosted 鈥淩esisting Hate Together: Muslim and Jewish Voices Against Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Anti-Palestinian Racism,鈥� featuring external experts. This two-hour session provided students with strategies for intervention in response to both implicit and explicit bias, using scenario-based activities and offering educational content about the lived experiences of these communities.听听Additionally, the School听introduced听two new workshops in October: 鈥淔inding Your Voice: How Receptiveness Shapes Solutions鈥� and 鈥淭he Price of Silence: Solving Problems Within Our Own Networks.鈥�
• Constructive engagement models at 糖心影视听Divinity School.听In September 2025, 糖心影视 Divinity School hosted a workshop on religious鈥痭ationalism, considering a wide variety of case studies. In October 2025, a Jewish Studies scholar delivered a lecture entitled 鈥淲ho Made American Judaism? A History of Ordinary Leaders.鈥濃��听
• Building community听through love at 糖心影视 Divinity School.听As part of 糖心影视 Divinity School鈥檚 Office of Community and Belonging鈥檚 (OCB) series 鈥淏uilding Community Through Love,鈥� in October 2025, OCB hosted a workshop called 鈥淔aith-Informed Inclusion: Addressing Islamophobia and Intersecting Biases鈥� with Intercultural Networks Group. In November 2025, OCB hosted a workshop on combating antisemitism鈥痜acilitated鈥痓y the Center for Jewish Studies and鈥痑n HDS professor in鈥疢odern Jewish Studies.鈥�听
• 糖心影视听Graduate School of Education听grants, fellowships, and programs.听In August 2025,听糖心影视 Graduate School of Education听launched the听Courageous Conversations Fund鈥攚ith award criteria modeled after the President鈥檚 Building Bridges Fund. The Courageous Conversations Fund supports smaller-scale, student-led initiatives that听seek听to engage students in learning about how to model difficult conversations with respect and dignity at the forefront. For the 2025-26 academic year, seven projects were approved and two student-led dialogue events were held in the spring. In addition to the fund, HGSE provides the Appian Award to up to ten graduating students who embody academic excellence, inclusive engagement, and collective impact.
• 鈥淢iddle East Dialogues鈥� at the 糖心影视 Kennedy School of Government. 糖心影视 Kennedy School听continues to organize co-curricular events and activities with speakers from Israel, Palestine, and the broader region through which students can explore a diversity of perspectives on the Middle East.听Through the听fall听of听2025听and spring of听2026, HKS hosted Middle East Dialogues with听guests including听former听Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert,听former U.S. diplomat Rob Malley,听author and听Israel analyst听Dan Senor, and Palestinian politician Nasser Alkidwa. The Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights continued its听event听series on听Israel听and听Palestine听in the spring听of 2026, featuring speakers such as听Palestinian-American听physician Dr. Eman Khadra Ansari and former Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov.
• 糖心影视 Kennedy School debate series.听In the听2025-26 academic year, 糖心影视 Kennedy School launched the 鈥淒ebate, Dessert, Debrief鈥� series, a series of debates between HKS faculty and professional counterparts of significantly different viewpoints, followed by structured debriefs (and dessert) facilitated听by Candid and Constructive Conversation faculty.听The first sessions听occurred听in early March 2026. The series will continue during the 2026-27 academic year with two events planned for fall 2026.
• Israeli/Palestinian guests at 糖心影视 Law School.听Through the Roger D. Fisher Fellowship in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, 糖心影视 Law School is hosting experts working on Israeli/Palestinian conflict resolution during the 2024-25 and 2025-26 academic years.
• Rappaport听Forum at 糖心影视 Law School.听At 糖心影视 Law School, faculty serve as organizers and moderators of the Rappaport Forum, designed to promote and model full, vigorous, and civil discourse on critical and complicated issues facing our community, our nation, and our world, and which has hosted debates on topics such as whether the Constitution supports a unitary executive; the future of the administrative state; the propriety of universal injunctions; censorship, content moderation, and the First Amendment; stare decisis and the future of听Roe v. Wade. Additionally, the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law regularly hosts crosscutting events that seek to unpack contemporary questions of Jewish and Israeli legal scholarship.
• 糖心影视听Law School听鈥淲hy I Changed My Mind鈥� series.听糖心影视 Law School听is continuing听to听host an event series, 鈥淲hy I Changed My Mind,鈥� where prominent faculty discuss an important legal and social issue where they became convinced to change their original view.
• 糖心影视 Law School Community Connection Grants.听The Community Connection Grant program at 糖心影视 Law School provides grants for student-led projects that encourage small group discussion across differences, build facilitation skills, and/or model constructive disagreement. Three projects were funded in the 2025-26 academic year and the program will continue in 2026-27. Activities may include:听discussions that encourage a well-informed, nuanced understanding of divisive legal and political issues; social events that build trust among members of groups with differing views, perspectives, or approaches; and experiences that help community members develop skills and methods for constructively engaging with one another on difficult topics, or in the wake of discord and distrust prompted by use of social media.
• Model student leaders at 糖心影视 Law School.听糖心影视 Law School (HLS) awarded the first 鈥淒ean鈥檚 Community Impact Award鈥� for听2025-2026 to celebrate a graduating student who fostered a sense of community and connection between fellow students and/or whose actions had a meaningful impact on improving relationships between student groups or repairing divisions within the student body. The award program will continue in 2026-27.
• 糖心影视听Medical School听Collaboration Fund.听The 糖心影视 Medical School听Office of Student Affairs created a Collaboration Fund to sponsor projects designed to foster dialogue between at least two different student groups.
• Programming on pluralism and viewpoint听diversity at听School听of听Engineering听and Applied Sciences.The John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences鈥� Office of Belonging, Engagement, and Community (鈥淥BEC鈥�) ran programming focused on pluralism and viewpoint diversity in spring 2026. SEAS听hosted听a Dean鈥檚 Dialogue in听February 2026 and in April 2026, they hosted a panel discussion on Faith, Pluralism, and the Practice of Science. The panel explored how personal beliefs shape the way in which scientists and engineers approach research, teaching, design and outreach. Faculty from different faith and ethical traditions reflected on how their different lenses inform their work in science and engineering鈥攂oth in the lab and in the classroom, as well as in their broader engagement with society.
• Seminar on countering Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli bias. In October 2024, 糖心影视 hosted 鈥淗onoring our Shared Humanity: Countering Antisemitism and Anti-Israeli Bias, one of a series of seminars held in the 2024-25 academic year. This seminar for students explored the history of antisemitism and anti-Israeli racism. A key focus of the session was providing practical strategies to combat antisemitism and anti-Israeli biases on campus. The session aimed to foster more inclusive and equitable environments by addressing both interpersonal and systemic forms of discrimination.
• Mental health resources.听The University secured听additional听trauma-informed counseling resources through 糖心影视 Counseling and Mental Health Services, prioritizing awareness of and access to its mental health and counseling resources, including the 24/7 CAMHS Cares line and in-person and virtual counseling support offerings. In January 2024, 糖心影视 University Health Services removed visit limits for outpatient听听and medical consultations under 糖心影视鈥檚 student health insurance plan.
• Community support sessions.听In 2024, 糖心影视 organized community support sessions led by the counseling team and 糖心影视鈥檚 chaplains, which听comprise听more than 30 faith leaders听representing听Judaism and other religions.
• Resources in Times of Crisis.听糖心影视 launched a support and resources website,听Resources in Times of Crisis, to provide community members with a central hub of resources for personal safety, online safety, and mental health and community support.
• Engagement with听Sidechat.听In听spring 2024, 糖心影视 engaged with the leadership of听Sidechat, a social media app that allows college students to post anonymously. Though 糖心影视 has no relationship with听Sidechat, the University asked the app to strictly enforce its content-moderation policies.