If you (like me) have been looking for updates on what states (and the feds) are doing to ban legacy admissions, the long-standing practice "passing an admissions advantage along the bloodlines of the nation’s richest families", James Murphy of Ed Reform Now posted this comprehensive overview today.
Murphy doesn't mince words:
The presidents and board members of almost all the nation’s highly selective colleges seem to believe that it is not enough for the children of their alumni to have parents with the financial and educational resources that come with graduating from an elite institution. They also believe that these students deserve one more advantage: an edge in admissions decisions.
It's good to see progress. Those of us committed to equality of opportunity can still hope for much much more.
