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...Court know that when the Harvard plan was originally adopted, its purpose was to achieve diversity by reducing the number of Jewish students from New York that were getting into Harvard on the basis of merit alone?” Scalia asked...
Scalia was referring to evidence that in the early 20th century, Harvard used a quota system to restrict the admission of Jewish students, according to Climenko Professor of Law Charles J. Ogletree, who attended the oral arguments. But Ogletree said in April that Scalia’s comment had little relevance to arguments today...
...He’s a leader, and at the same time he is committed to collaboration and consultation,” says Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies Jay M. Harris, who chairs the committee on overall academic experience. “He makes you feel like you’re part of the processes...
...letter to the editor published in The Crimson in April, Hillel’s Vice President for Community Relations Julia Appel ’04 wrote that “[a]s the first Orthodox Jewish House Master, Professor Jay Harris is breaking a very significant barrier, in addition to being among the very first Jewish House Masters appointed...
...It’s an opportunity for people to get more acquainted with the traditional Jewish lifestyle [but] I think [some] think it is more of an issue than it is. For us it’s a non-issue,” she says...