The second article quoted Rabbi Noa Kushner of Stanford Hillel about her attitude toward religious issues and their place on campus. She commented favorably on the knowledge of most Jewish students of Holocaust events and history. Religious life is quiet on campus but people would be stunned by the amount of religious activity going on. It's a fascinating underworld. We talk about gender, sexuality, race.
Nobody talks about religion.
I was one of the folks invited to introduce one of the groups and speak a few words about religious life on campus. I found considerable interest in what I had to say and met many ProFros and parents afterwards who wanted to visit a little, filled with questions about religion on campus. This came as no surprise to me as we are quite used to receiving calls, email messages and notes from prospective students and, more often, their parents asking about the state of the Catholic Church on campus. I can't tell you how often parents especially have an idea that people who come to Stanford will more than likely lose their faith. It could also be seen as the best Jewish university or, for that matter, evangelical Christian university as well.