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

The change will affect Stanford University, the University of Southern California and other private colleges in the state.

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

Private universities in California can no longer consider legacy and donor preferences in the admissions process following a ...

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

California has banned legacy and donor preferences in the admissions process of private colleges and universities. Gov. Gavin ...

California is the latest state to prohibit colleges from providing preferential treatment to children of alumni.

California has become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions. The move comes after the SCOTUS decision to limit ...

California is banning legacy admissions at private colleges and universities, ensuring that some of the country’s most ...

In debates over whether universities should (or should be allowed to) consider race in admissions, it is often pointed out that many universities give ...