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Stanford apologizes for limiting Jewish students in 1950s

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Stanford University apologized for limiting the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s after a task force commissioned by the school found records that show university officials excluded Jewish students for years and later the school denied it occurred.

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  1. KESQ Palm Springs

    Stanford University apologizes for limiting Jewish student admissions during the 1950s (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Nouran Salahieh, CNN Stanford University apologized Wednesday for limiting Jewish student admissions during the 1950s and then denying such a practice existed in the years that followed. The apology comes after a task force appointed by the university’s president in January completed an archive-b…

  2. New York Times

    Stanford Apologizes for Limiting Jewish Admissions in the 1950s (opens New York Times)

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    The university also issued a report that found that some administrators had “regularly misled” people who raised concerns about anti-Jewish bias.

  3. WTOP Washington DC

    Stanford apologizes for limiting Jewish students in 1950s (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Stanford University apologized for limiting the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s after a task force commissioned by the school found records that show university officials excluded Jewish students for years and later the school denied it occurred.

  4. CBS News

    Stanford University apologizes for limiting Jewish student admissions in the 1950s (opens CBS News)

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    A task force found records that show university officials excluded Jewish students for years, and later the school denied it occurred.

  5. The Times of Israel

    Stanford apologizes for acting to limit Jewish enrollment in 1950s (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Investigation finds admissions office discriminated against Jewish applicants but publicly denied doing so, confirming long-held suspicion of unequal treatment

  6. NPR

    Stanford University apologizes for excluding Jewish students in the 1950s (opens NPR)

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    Stanford University intentionally excluded Jewish students for years, according to a report put forth by the institution. The university's president issued an extensive apology Wednesday.

  7. Los Angeles Times

    Stanford apologizes for anti-Jewish bias in admissions in 1950s (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The president of Stanford University issued an apology this week for school policies that intentionally limited Jewish student admissions in the 1950s.

  8. Fox News

    Stanford University apologizes for discriminating against Jewish students in the 1950s (opens Fox News)

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    Stanford University is issuing an apology more than 60 years after administrators intentionally limited the Jewish student population at the university by skewing admission practices.

  9. Washington Examiner

    Stanford apologizes for its history of 'appalling anti-semitic' admissions (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The president of Stanford University apologized to the Jewish community Wednesday after a university task force report detailed that the institution suppressed admissions from Jewish applicants in the 1950s.

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