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What are legacy admissions — and do colleges need them?
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoLegacy college admission is an advantage given at birth, in which the children of a school’s alumni...
'I can't focus on anything but rage.' Pro-Palestinian protests roil elite Pomona College
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 months agoClaremont Colleges students and faculty rallied on campus less than a week after 19 students were...
US colleges cautiously prep for end to race-conscious admissions amid enrollment gaps
Reuters via AOL· 12 months agoIn 1998, the year a voter-approved measure barring the use of race-conscious admissions policies for...
California ended affirmative action in the ’90s but retains a diverse student body
NBC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoLOS ANGELES — In California, where affirmative action in admissions has been banned in public...
Harvard's big dumb bet on legacy admissions
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe explosion of endowments at elite colleges has allowed many forward-looking schools to drop their legacy admissions preference with no signs of...
Are legacy admissions on the way out?
The Hill via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPublic and legislative opinion have turned sharply against legacy admissions, a long-standing policy that gives children of alumni and donors an edge in...
A lot of what you've heard about affirmative action is wrong
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA student walks through a passageway on UCLA campus. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) The U.S....
California banned affirmative action in 1996. Inside the UC struggle for diversity
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs the U.S. Supreme Court opens oral arguments Monday on whether to strike down affirmative action,...
After Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, college counselors shift strategy
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAfter the Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, groups serving...
California effort to crack down on legacy and donor admissions could hit USC, Stanford
LA Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA new California legislative effort to ban state financial aid to colleges and universities that...