Covering Their Tracks is the extraordinary story of a young man’s escape from a moving train bound for the Auschwitz... more

In the 1990s, Harvard’s student body was said to be nearly a quarter Jewish. According to the Harvard Crimson’s 2020... more

By the late 1980s, most Ivy League schools were a fifth or a quarter Jewish—and the University of Pennsylvania was... more

In the fall of 1970, a group of Jewish Cornell students did something radical. Energized by a Freedom Seder on... more

While today most American universities offer all sorts of dining accommodations, the on-campus dining scene in the 1950s was far... more

It’s accepted as gospel—or at least reliable urban legend—that at nearly every Ivy League school in the mid-20th century, there... more

On the surface, all-male Dartmouth in the 1940s and 1950s seems like it would be deeply unappealing to Jews: rural... more

Back in the 1950s, the Princeton eating clubs were essential. The dining hall was only meant for freshmen and sophomores.... more

Isaac Asimov was one of the most prolific authors in history. He was best known as a pathbreaking sci-fi writer,... more

What topic is more controversial, sensational, and endlessly captivating than college admissions? It’s a billion-dollar industry. It sends celebrities to... more