Dean Steinwert News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

The group will investigate a researcher's claim, published in a blog post, that Stanford imposed a quota on Jewish students in the 1950s.

The existence of a quota on Jewish students at Stanford University in Northern California was never more than a rumor — at least not until the publication of a blog post written by a researcher.

(JTA) — That Ivy League schools placed quotas on the number of Jews admitted to their classes through much of the first half of the 20th century has long been

In a blog post from August 2021, a researcher points to a 1953 letter suggesting Stanford was anxious about the increasing enrollment of Jews to the institution

According to letter found in university's archives, head of admissions at the time was 'concerned' that a quarter of male applicants were Jewish