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.

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

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

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

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

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

A judge strikes down Georgia’s restrictive abortion ban. Plus, California bans legacy preferences in college admissions. It's ...

California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning legacy preferences in private college admissions, effective fall 2025.

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 ...

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