Jews in the American Academy, 1900-1940: The Dynamics of Intellectual Assimilation.

"The Defects of His Race": E. G. Boring and antisemitism in American psychology, 1923-1953.

“…' Boring's view of the possible role of antisemitism raises a neglected issue in the standard historiography of psychology. The widespread antisemitism in the United States between the world wars is well documented (e.g., Dinnerstein, 1994;Higham, 1975) as are the discriminatory practices of universities in admissions and hiring (Klingenstein, 1991;Wechsler, 1977).…”

“…These "traits" were often unspecified or were described with vague terms such as "personal unpleasantness," and these practices suggest a shared understanding of the dangers in admitting Jews to the socioculturally homogeneous professoriate. The concern over these perceived dangers increased as children of the many Jewish immigrants of the 1880s and 1890s made their way into the universities, where some ultimately sought academic careers (see Klingenstein, 1991).…”