Trump’s critics and some allies question his silence on admissions policies that give applicants a boost because of their ...

With three weeks to go before California's ban on legacy and donor admissions takes effect at private universities that ...

Stanford will forgo Cal Grants to keep legacy admissions considerations in place despite California’s new statewide ban.

New admissions criteria announced a continuation of legacy consideration and a reinstatement of the standardized testing ...

Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision that could influence access to one of Silicon Valley’s most important talent ...

Legacy students fell from 12.6% to 3.6% at Johns Hopkins six years after it ended legacy admissions in 2014, while Pell-eligible low-income students went up to 19.1% from 9%, university President ...

Legacy admissions is increasingly under fire by critics who contend that it caters to children of privilege and harms the equity mission of colleges. The case against legacy admissions is that it ...

Legacy college admission is an advantage given at birth, in which the children of a school’s alumni receive special consideration in the college admissions rat race. But after the US Supreme ...

While few colleges have moved in recent years, student groups have taken up the issue, writes Christoph Baker. In January 2020, Johns Hopkins University revealed that it had answered the call to end ...

Despite mounting pressure to abandon legacy considerations in the admissions process, few elite schools have yet done so— 14% of Yale’s incoming class had a legacy affiliation, an increase ...