Category: legacy admissions

Activists’ Coalition Now Going After Harvard’s Legacy Admissions

Following the recent Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action policies in college admissions, activists have filed a complaint seeking to end legacy and donor admissions at Harvard, arguing it privileges white applicants, a claim that some say is without merit. The complaint against Harvard has been filed by Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR) on behalf…


Colorado Becomes First State to Ban ‘Legacy Admissions’ for Higher Education

Colorado on Tuesday become the first state to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities.