Stanford University has confirmed its admissions policies for fall 2026 will continue considering legacy status, a decision ...

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stanford University will require applicants to submit standardized test scores in its fall 2026 admissions process. It will also continue legacy ...

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

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 ...

Set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025, Assembly Bill 1780 bans so-called legacy admissions at private campuses that benefit from state funding, such as the Cal Grants used by thousands of students.

Ending legacy admissions may be defensible in the service of equity, but it’s neither necessary nor sufficient to increase lower-income students’ access to higher education.

PALO ALTO, Calif. — On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1780. The bill will ban legacy admissions at private universities in California that benefit from or receive state funding.

Ending legacy preferences in college admissions also has some bipartisan support in Congress. “There’s a strong consensus from every political point of view," Stemler says.

Cornell’s Legacy Admissions Process Sparks Debate Following Removal of Affirmative Action By Anushka Shorewala Oct 19, 2023 7:02 pm · Updated Oct 20, 2023 12:12 am Reading time: about 8 minutes ...

The topic of legacy admissions is particularly relevant at Penn, where 16 percent of undergraduate students are considered legacy students. In 2017, The New York Times published an interactive data ...