Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that makes California the latest state to ban legacy and donor admissions in higher ...

California banned legacy and donor preference in admissions at its private and nonprofit universities on Monday. Why it ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law banning legacy preferences at private universities, joining a budding movement ...

More and more states are souring on legacy preferences, which often give wealthier applicants a leg up in college admissions.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Assembly Bill 1780, which prohibits legacy & donor preferences in the admissions ...

A new law has been signed in California that bans private, nonprofit colleges and universities from giving special preference ...

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning legacy and donor admissions at private California universities, including USC. The ban will come into effect Sept. 1, 2025 — after the ...

Among the class admitted in 2023, Stanford reported 13.6% of first-year students had either legacy or donor ties. The bill ...

Legacy admissions are already banned in Maryland, Virginia, Illinois and Colorado. However, only Maryland joins California in ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Banning Legacy and Donor Preferences in Admissions at Private, Nonprofit ...

A new law banning legacy and donor admissions at private California universities, including USC and Stanford — among the ...

The prohibitions were a key demand of supporters of affirmative action, who called for an end to legacy admissions and donor ...