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Students, civil‑rights groups and lawmakers press for ban on legacy admissions
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Students, civil‑rights groups and some legislators urged the Joint Committee on Higher Education to ban legacy admissions preferences, arguing the policy gives an admissions advantage to wealthy, often white applicants and undermines equity.
Students, civil‑rights advocates and several legislators urged the Joint Committee on Higher Education to support bills that would ban legacy preferences in college admissions (S928/H1452).
Senator Adam G. Edwards opened testimony describing legacy preferences as "a relic from the 1920s" intended to exclude immigrant students and said legacy policies disproportionately advantage white applicants at elite institutions. "Legacy preferences will not be considered into your admission into public schools or into private schools in the Commonwealth," Edwards told the committee, identifying S928…
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