This research examines how faculty members working in complex sociopolitical context cope with campus diversity. Through 20 focus groups comprised of faculty members representing all of the departments at one academic institution, we investigated the participants' experiences with student diversity. The findings show that the protracted Israeli–Palestinian conflict seeps into classroom interactions. This infiltration of the protracted conflict is particularly salient during escalations of the conflict. The participants feel they are unable to address these difficulties, experience isolation, fear, and a lack of support. The study expands understanding of how employees cope with political tensions in a real-life setting.

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在学术机构中实现复杂的多样性：分裂社会背景下的“三重边缘”案例

这项研究考察了在复杂的社会政治环境中工作的教职员工如何应对校园多样性。通过由代表一所学术机构所有部门的教职员工组成的 20 个焦点小组，我们调查了参与者对学生多样性的体验。调查结果表明，旷日持久的以巴冲突渗透到课堂互动中。这种对旷日持久的冲突的渗透在冲突升级期间尤为突出。参与者觉得他们无法解决这些困难，体验孤立、恐惧和缺乏支持。该研究扩展了对员工如何在现实生活中应对政治紧张局势的理解。