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Legacy’s ‘Last Stand’ in Connecticut
March 25, 2024
Legacy preferences have weathered an enormous wave of
public disapproval and
political attacks since last summer’s Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. Opponents of admissions advantages for descendants of alumni have won a few recent victories; a handful of prominent private institutions eliminated the practice, and recently
Virginia outlawed it at public colleges. Now, a critical battle for legacy’s future is playing out in Connecticut’s state legislature, which is currently considering a bill to ban preferences for legacy applicants, as well as relatives of donors, at both public and private colleges.
Legacy preferences have weathered an enormous wave of
public disapproval and
political attacks since last summer’s Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. Opponents of admissions advantages for descendants of alumni have won a few recent victories; a handful of prominent private institutions eliminated the practice, and recently
Virginia outlawed it at public colleges. Now, a critical battle for legacy’s future is playing out in Connecticut’s state legislature, which is currently considering a bill to ban preferences for legacy applicants, as well as relatives of donors, at both public and private colleges.
March 25, 2024
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