Congressional bill seeks to end legacy admissions at colleges

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A bill introduced in Congress Wednesday by Democratic lawmakers seeks to end legacy admissions at many U.S. colleges and universities.

The so-called Fair College Admissions for Students Act would amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to bar institutions of higher education that participate in federal student aid programs from giving admissions preference to applicants with legacy or donor status, a common practice at elite institutions.

The bill was introduced by Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Oregon) in an attempt to address what they said is an unfair and inequitable admissions process that disproportionately benefits wealthy, white and connected students.

"All students deserve an equitable opportunity to gain admission to institutions of higher education, but students whose parents didn’t attend or donate to a university are often overlooked in the admissions process due to the historically classist and racist legacy and donor admissions practices at many schools across the country," Bowman said in a statement.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/congressional-bill-seeks-to-end-legacy-admissions-at-colleges/ar-AATpK11

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1. It's about time!

The right continually whines about affirmative action--generally without having a clue as to what it means or why it's needed--but has no problem for a policy that rewards wealthy white students who might otherwise be unqualified. Somehow that form of "affirmative action" is just fine by them.

Kudos to Reps Bowman and Merkley for introducing this legislation.

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2. Good news!!