Nation Oct 24 Colleges rethink legacy admissions in the wake of decision against affirmative action By Hari Sreenivasan, Christina Romano
Education Jul 24 Watch 6:39 Study outlines how college admissions practices benefit richest applicants A study shows how college admissions practices benefit the richest applicants. Opportunity Insights, a group of Harvard economists, analyzed data from 12 of the country’s top colleges from 1999 to 2015. They found that among students with the same test… By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson, Dorothy Hastings, Karina Cuevas
Education Jul 13 Watch 5:37 Affirmative action ruling prompts new push to end legacy admissions The Supreme Court ruling against affirmative action in college admissions has renewed the debate over legacy admissions. A Boston-based nonprofit filed a complaint alleging Harvard’s legacy and donor-based admissions favors white students, and the NAACP called on 1,600 public and… By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris
Education Jul 03 Nonprofit files civil rights complaint challenging legacy admissions at Harvard Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, is filing the civil rights complaint on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England, alleging that Harvard’s admissions system violates the Civil Rights Act. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Jul 01 Legacy college admissions under scrutiny again after Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that strikes down affirmative action in admissions, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences — the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
May 30 Watch 5:47 U.S. colleges divided over whether to end legacy admissions By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas In the coming weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue its ruling on the use of race in college admissions. The case is focusing attention on other practices used in admissions that may need to change, including the… Continue watching