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Should colleges stop legacy preference in admissions?
- 09-23-2010
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Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post
A new book on legacy preference in college admissions says that almost three-quarters of elite national institutions grant legacy preferences in admissions and that the advantage children of alumni can receive is often significant -- even if schools say otherwise. The book, “Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions,” also says that legacy preferences do not result in significant increases in alumni giving, even if schools say that it does. The first book-length examination of admissions preferences, published by the non-profit Century Foundation in Washington D.C., looks at the legal, policy, and ethical issues related to legacy preferences, with new research from a number of scholars, journalists and lawyers and judges. (more…)
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