California bans legacy admissions at all of its colleges

It will soon be illegal for public and private universities in California to consider an applicant’s relationship to alumni or donors when deciding whether to admit them, writes Blake Jones for Politico.

Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday 30 September signed a ban on the practice known as legacy admissions, a change that will affect prestigious institutions including Stanford University and the University of Southern California. California’s law, which will take effect on 1 September 2025, is the nation’s fifth legacy admissions ban, but only the second that will apply to private colleges.

Like other states, California won’t financially penalise violators, but it will post the names of violators on the state Department of Justice’s website.
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