Posted on 09/30/2024 2:19:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
A new law banning legacy and donor admissions at private California universities, including USC and Stanford — among the handful of schools that admit a significant number of children of alumni or donors — was signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said the action will promote equal educational opportunities.
“In California, everyone should be able to get ahead through merit, skill, and hard work,” Newsom said in a statement. “The California Dream shouldn’t be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we’re opening the door to higher education wide enough for everyone, fairly.”
The law affects a small number of private institutions in the state that consider family connections in admissions. Others that currently embrace the practice include Santa Clara, Claremont McKenna and Harvey Mudd colleges.
California State University and the University California do not give preference in admissions to children of alumni or donors. Some private colleges, including Pomona and Occidental, have discontinued the tradition in recent years.
The issue of preferential admission treatment based on family status and wealth attracted renewed opposition after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that race-based affirmative action in college applications is unconstitutional.
Maryland banned all legacy admissions this year, while Virginia and Illinois did the same for public colleges and universities. Colorado similarly targeted public institutions with its own ban three years ago.
Although the California law makes legacy and donor admissions illegal, it does not specify any punishment for universities that violate it.
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Not to worry. Chinese student/spies sent by the CCP can take up the slack.
WATCH the enrollment PLUMMET
Supreme court action required. This is Unconstitutional.
In the words of Massachusetts’ famous politician Martin Lomasney, “Never write if you can speak; never speak if you can nod; never nod if you can wink.”
In present day, he would have especially included “never use monitored and eternally archived electronic media” at the top of the list.
Just pass a law banning everything and get it over with ,LOL
They have to accept him...it's like their law.
Harvey Mudd College consistently ranks in the USA Top 5 under graduate colleges for Science and Engineering.
Harvey Mudd under graduates consistently rank close to USA #1 in starting salaries.
They used to have higher admission standards than MIT, Cal Tech, and Stanford.
They are being slowly but surely crushed by Woke California political standards.
Those skill parameters disqualify Newsom from any position of authority.
This law seems to violate freedom of assembly. I can see the law being applied to PUBLIC universities, but PRIVATE universities are a line a bit too far for me.
My daughter is an attorney. Doing business involves a yellow pad of cryptic notes only she understands. The laptop and smart phone are for non client related administrative communications and court filings submitted because the courts now require specific format filings software issued by the courts. (Seattle, State, and Federal)
There’s private and then there is truly private. Any college that involves itself in FAFSA, student loans, grants, etc... is NOT A PRIVATE COLLEGE. That’s the fine print.
So says the Gov, Newsom was born on October 10, 1967, the son of Tessa Thomas (née Menzies) and William Alfred Newsom III, a state appeals court judge and attorney for Getty Oil. Newsom could have gone anywhere but, being of limited intelligence he chose Santa Clara.
Soviet Union
CCP
North Korea
Cambodia
Venezuela
Cuba
Berkeley
Palo Alto
Madison
Austin
They all end up sh-t holes eventually.
There is nothing left to steal. +
I assume there is no means of investigation either.
You can take the question off the admissions form but there can always be phone calls, private meetings, etc. behind the scenes.
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