Facilitated small-group discussions can help ease tensions on campus

Please tell us: what does "minimize harm" mean in fact and in practice? That is nowhere clear

Hi graff.40, thinking here about your question. The letter proposes small group discussions with an ambition for 'respectful dialogue' to 'improve feelings of safety on campus by helping people gain more understanding'. This approach is seen as an alternative to practices where 'sides' are consolidated and others become vilified, for example 'sloganeering' on social media, where those practices have negative impacts on the experiences of staff and students at the institution. That seems to be the context for the ambition to "minimise harm" in this letter.