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(JTA) — An official investigation by Stanford University released Wednesday confirmed longstanding suspicions that university administrators acted

Stanford’s president, Marc Tessier-Lavigne, apologized to the Jewish community on behalf of the university.

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.

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.

Stanford’s president apologized for the discrimination and vowed to improve conditions for Jewish students today.

An official investigation by Stanford University has confirmed longstanding suspicions that university administrators acted to limit Jewish enrollment in the 1950s while publicly denying that they were doing so.

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

Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne apologized on behalf of the university and pledged action on recommendations in a task force report confirming Stanford limited the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s.

For the sons of a member of the KKK in Louisiana, Sonny and Leland Boyd making the choice to not follow in their father’s footsteps was both easy and hard.

This is the third in a three-part series.