President Marc Tessier-Lavigne issues an institutional apology after a task force confirms that Stanford undertook efforts to limit the admission of Jewish students in the 1950s.
Stanford University has apologized for limited the number of Jewish students admitted after World War II a practice the prestigious college had previously denied.
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.