Stanford apologizes for anti-Jewish bias in admissions in 1950s
by Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times
Oct 13, 2022
3 minutes
The president of Stanford University issued an apology this week for school policies that intentionally limited Jewish student admissions in the 1950s and dismissed or denied concerns about its anti-Semitic practices for years.
A university-commissioned task force confirmed "appalling anti-Semitic activity" by the university in its 1950s admission practices that led to reduced enrollment of Jewish students, Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne wrote in a letter addressed to the community on Wednesday,
He called it "an
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