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California Bans Legacy Admissions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California has banned legacy admissions, making it illegal for public and private universities in the state to consider an applicant’s relationship to alumni or donors when deciding whether to admit them. 1, 2025, is the nation’s fifth legacy admissions ban, but only the second that will apply to private colleges.

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California Enacts Sweeping Legacy Ban

Confessions of a Community College Dean

California governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation banning admissions preferences for relatives of alumni and donors at both public and private universities in the state on Monday, the second law in the nation that applies to independent as well as public colleges. It’s the most consequential legacy legislation to date.

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Not All Legacies Meet Admissions Standards

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Three private universities in California say they admitted students in recent years who didn’t meet the institutions’ academic requirements.

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Which 2 groups can actually be hurt by the end of legacy admissions? One may surprise you

University Business

Several prominent universities banned legacy admissions when affirmative action ended. With students from underserved backgrounds liable to take the biggest step backward, university officials believed the practice of favoring applicants who hail from alumni was difficult to justify. Vincent’s College in Pennsylvania.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. Public universities and private universities all have very different kinds of funding allocations,” said Dirks.

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Legacy Admissions

Great College Advice

Legacy admissions is a policy that grants preferences to the children of alumni. The policy has been particularly important in the Ivy League and other elite, private schools. At these private, elite universities, alumni represent a huge chunk of the donors who regularly and generously give to the college.

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Fundraising During Uncertain Times: What Not to Do

EAB

Don’t stop engaging prospects During the pandemic and past disruptions, those partner institutions who chose to limit outreach to alumni/ae have consistently reported to EAB that they ultimately felt these decisions were mistakes due to the relationship-building time they lost as a result.