Are Jewish Families Chasing Prestige Over Education?

JCRC's Boston Jewish Now · May 21, 2026 · 54m

Many Jewish parents are looking at college differently right now. Dr. Greg Weiner offers a perspective few others can.

He is the 17th president of Assumption University, the first Jewish president of a Catholic university in the United States, and a scholar of American political thought. In this episode, Jeremy Burton speaks with Dr. Weiner about why Catholic education may offer Jewish students something many families are looking for now: a serious educational environment where faith is taken seriously, difference is treated with respect, and students are formed to think, question, listen…