Colleges and universities in New York State have eliminated entirely all discrimination against students or prospective students on racial, religious or nationality grounds, the United Nations was told here today.
The statement, quoting Theorn A. Johnson, administrator of the New York State Education Practices Act, was made by Judge Philip Halpern, of Buffalo, Jewish communal leader who, as an individual expert, represents the United States on the Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
Judge Halpern made his statement about the ending of bias in higher education in New York State during the Subcommission’s debate of a report of world-wide practices toward elimination of educational discriminations. The report, covering 82 countries, was presented by Charles D. Ammoun of Lebanon, and was praised highly by most of the members of the Subcommission, including Judge Halpern.
“I know of no discrimination in higher education on racial, religious or nationality lines,” Judge Halpern quoted Mr. Johnson as reporting. According to the Johnson report entered into the United Nations records by the United States representative, figures show that 44. 8 percent of all medical students in New York State now are Jews, while 54.7 percent of the dental students are Jewish.
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