The Workers Circle College Network

  • Activism

    Our students and other members at a protest outside the Supreme Court.

  • Yiddish Culture

    Young adults at A Trip to Yiddishland having a blast!

  • Community

    College Network members getting ready for the NYC Queer Liberation March.

  • Activism

    A College Ambassador from Brandeis organizes a poster-making session and leads a contingent in the ICE Out of Waltham, MA protest.

  • Yiddish Culture

    Participants in Radical Reading with Irena Klepfisz, a renowned Jewish lesbian poet, Yiddishist, activist, and former Workers Circle board member.

  • Community

    Participants in the College Network at the annual trip to Selma, Alabama.

What is the College Network?

The Workers Circle College Network is a community of young people across the United States who fight for the multiracial democracy and just world we all deserve, inspired by Yiddish culture and rooted in Jewish American activist history. The College Network provides educational, joyful, and action-centered opportunities at this key intersection of Yiddish culture and social justice. In line with the Workers Circle’s 125-year history, the College Network is grounded in the Bundist value of doikayt or “hereness,” embracing diaspora and standing in solidarity with our neighbors.

The College Network is open to all people ages 18–29, and you don’t have to be Jewish to be a part of our activist community! We welcome all who share our progressive values and wish to build a shenere un besere velt far ale, a better and more beautiful world for all.

Want to get involved? Follow us on Instagram @workerscirclecollege or email college@circle.org.

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College Ambassador Program

The College Ambassador program gives undergraduate students the opportunity to become Workers Circle leaders on their campuses, exploring social justice activism and Yiddish culture while growing as organizers. 

Over the course of an academic year, College Ambassadors plan at least four unique events on their campuses centered around Yiddish language and culture as well as Workers Circle social justice campaigns. Ambassadors are supported throughout the year by check-ins with Workers Circle staff, eight hours of leadership training, and connections with other students in the Ambassador cohort. For the 2025–2026 academic year, College Ambassadors are building community at: Barnard, Brandeis, Brown, Cornell, Macalester, MIT, Mt. Holyoke, Michigan State University, Oberlin, Smith, UC Berkeley, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Maryland.

We invite you to apply to be part of the next cohort! Please email college@circle.org if you would like to learn more about the Ambassador program or connect with an Ambassador on your campus.

Trip to Selma

The Workers Circle Trip to Selma is one of two immersive learning trips available to the College Network community. The trip to Selma, Alabama is focused on Civil Rights history and involves participating in the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge crossing as well as visiting the powerful Legacy Museum. Young adults attending the Trip to Selma have the opportunity to learn about Civil Rights-era organizers and from their descendants: today’s movement leaders for voting rights and racial justice. In 2026, there will be 25 spots available for young adults to attend the Trip to Selma. You can fill out an interest form for the cohort here.

A Trip to Yiddishland

A Trip to Yiddishland is another opportunity for immersive learning and joyful, multigenerational community. A Trip to Yiddishland is a seven-day, six-night retreat in upstate New York that the Workers Circle holds every August. This summer trip presents a fantastic opportunity for young adults to participate in meaningful Yiddish programming from learning the language (at all levels), Yiddish music and theater, Klezmer dancing, social justice from a Yiddish perspective, and more!

If interested, stay tuned for more information on A Trip to Yiddishland in August 2026, as the 40 spots for A Trip to Yiddishland in 2025 were swiftly filled.

Immersions

CHUTZPAH

CHUTZPAH – The Voice of Workers Circle Youth is a new digital publication at the intersection of Yiddish culture and social justice, produced entirely by young adults from the Workers Circle community. Edited by Yasha Giner, our Yiddish Culture & Social Justice Organizer, this blog features Yiddish translations, reflections on activism, historical research, cultural writing, and more. 


Read CHUTZPAH here, and fill out this pitch form if you would like to write for us!