Gatecrashers

Mark Oppenheimer

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Columbia and Its Forgotten Jewish Campus

9/13/2022 • 54 min

Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific authors in history. He was best known as a pathbreaking sci-fi writer, but his more than 500 books also included volumes on the Greeks, the Romans, Shakespeare, the Bible, and much more. He was one of the most learned men in history. But in 1935, 15-year-old Asimov was rejected by Columbia University. Admissions offici… Play episode

Princeton and the ‘Dirty Bicker’ of 1958
Dartmouth and the Jews who Loved it
Yale and the Slow Death of Quotas
Brown University and Mrs. Smith’s Kosher Kitchen
Cornell and its Off-Campus, Off-Kilter Jewish Commune
Penn and the Great Sorority Coup of 1987
Harvard and the End of the Jewish Ivy League
Introducing: Gatecrashers
Introducing: Covering Their Tracks
Introducing Dreyfus: A Very Modern Affair

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