California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law prohibiting the consideration of legacy and donor status in admissions decisions. The impact will be most felt at a small handful of private ...

Say goodbye to legacy admissions! California's new law prohibits private colleges from prioritizing children of alumni and ...

The University of California banned the practice 25 years ... college admissions process “more fair and equitable.” “Legacy admissions helps the students who least need it,” Ting said.

By Selen Ozturk To level the playing field for students, California’s private colleges are now banned from favoring children ...

California banned legacy status as a factor in college admissions in September, the largest state to do so yet. This follows the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn affirmative action in 2023, which ...

Despite a new California law outlawing consideration of legacy in college admissions, Northeastern said it would continue ...

President Christina Paxson P’19 P’MD’20 vowed in March to seek public input from Brown community members on the use of ...

Stanford community members remain divided over California’s recent ban on legacy preferences ... s ruling against race-conscious admissions last June. University spokesperson Dee Mostofi wrote ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law prohibiting the consideration of legacy and donor status in admissions decisions. The impact will be most felt at a small handful of private ...

A report by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) found that about 50% of institutions consider ...

As Brown is set to reconsider its policy on giving applicants with familial connections to Brown preference in the admissions process ... Brown’s undergraduate program, the University’s criterion for ...

California State University, the nation’s largest public university system, will pilot test its first direct admissions program for high school seniors, effective for the fall 2025 semester.