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A pedestrian on the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30, 2022. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
March 21, 2025, 2:33 pm
Yeshiva University recognizes LGBTQ student club, reversing a longtime ban
The announcement marks a significant shift for the Modern Orthodox flagship university in Manhattan.
By Ben Sales
February 5, 2025, 8:56 am
Chronicle poll question
Do you approve of President Trump discontinuing DEI programs in the federal government?
Hollywood sign in Los Angeles. (Credit: Thomas Wolf/www.foto-tw.de via Wikimedia Commons)
January 10, 2024, 4:12 pm
Open letter about Oscars calls out diversity initiative exclusion of Jews
“This must be addressed immediately by including Jews in these standards,” the more than 260 signers write.
By JNS
The U.S. Supreme Court overruled university affirmative action policies in June 2023. (Joe Daniel Price/Getty Images)
June 30, 2023, 4:43 pm
Jewish quotas were at the heart of Supreme Court affirmative action ruling
Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas each raised the Jewish quotas in separate concurrences.
By Ron Kampeas
Brigid Tenenbaum Image from “BioShock 2,” developed by 2K Marin
August 3, 2022, 12:01 pm
From ‘Wolfenstein’ to ‘Unpacking,’ examining Jewish characters in video games
Jewish characters are a rarity in games, but there are still some out there.
By Jillian Diamond
Andrew Silow-Carroll found inspiration for his newest column in a story from his past about kayaking. "Kayaking at Woods Canyon Lake" by Alan Levine, courtesy of flickr.com.
August 3, 2022, 9:45 am
Can Jews agree to disagree?
Leaders gather in New York in search of ‘viewpoint diversity.’
By Andrew Silow-Carroll and Pirke Avot
Guests take photos in the costume exhibit in the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, Sept. 30, 2021. (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
March 24, 2022, 7:37 am
Jewish stories were excluded from a new movie museum
Is Hollywood’s push for diversity leaving Jews behind?
By Andrew Lapin
Learners take part in a Zoom gathering of Ammud, the Jews of Color Torah Academy. (Photo courtesy Jews of Color Initiative)
August 12, 2021, 10:28 am
We asked people about their experiences as Jews of color. Here’s what they said.
One in seven Jews identifies a person of color, yet Jews of color are underrepresented in organizational boardrooms and executive leadership teams.
By Ilana Kaufman
President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting at The Venetian Las Vegas, April 6, 2019. A2020 Florida exit poll showed Trump received 41% of the state’s Jewish vote. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images via JTA)
November 25, 2020, 3:57 pm
Many Jews of color and diverse Jews are politically conservative
"We have a long way to go as our communities undertake what should be a complex and disruptive American Jewish diversity project."
By Mijal Bitton
Lauren Bairnsfather discusses the history and mission of the Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. Screenshot by Adam Reinherz
July 31, 2020, 2:34 pm
Holocaust Center shares history and mission at Pitt diversity forum
Staff members describe past efforts and future approaches to combating anti-Semitism, racism and other forms of hate
By Adam Reinherz
United States Military Academy at West PointPhoto by nancykennedy/iStockphoto.com
June 17, 2020, 12:45 pm
As it sets diversity record, West Point quietly graduates 1,000th Jewish student
12 Jewish cadets walk long gray line
By Cathryn J. Prince
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