Two progressive lawmakers are moving to end legacy admissions to prestigious colleges and universities, a practice that largely benefits white students.
at the time that the decision was necessary to fulfill the “democratic promise to be ladders of mobility for all.”
Legacy preference in college admissions dates to the 1920s, when the U.S. took in an influx of immigrants. Bowman said in a statement that the practice “has antisemitic and anti-immigrant roots” and that it “creates another systemic barrier to accessing higher education.” “This is a practice rooted in hate and exclusion, while affirmative action is rooted in righting historical wrongs,” he added.
The measure, the Fair College Admissions for Students Act, would also allow the education secretary to waive the legacy preference ban for institutions like historically Black colleges, which admit high percentages of underrepresented students.Haley Talbot
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