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[rellimpank]

--"legacy enrollment"--another stupidity that would make no difference to me if no Federal tax money went to the institution that wants to practise it--

[Verginius Rufus]

Edward M. Kennedy may have been a legacy student at Harvard, but only after first having attending and having been expelled from Yale.

[dennisw]

Now, calls to abandon the legacy preference are on the rise from minority groups and politicians who see it as a perpetuation of class distinction and white advantage.

SURE THING as long as affirmative action BS is gotten rid of everywhere.

[dennisw]

Big big diff. The parents of the legacy students actually shell out cold hard cash in alumni contributions. Therefore subsidizing the edumacashuns of aggrieved minorities via upkeep, scholarships etc. (Yes I know that many minority students have no chip on their shoulder and are grateful to get this education)

Show me the money baby!

[robertpaulsen]

A "legacy preference" is color blind. Yes, there may indeed be more white than black admitted under this scheme.

But then maybe we should examine "sports preferences" (which include scholarships, BTW). This too is color blind, but what is the racial make-up of the recipients?

Would the author suggest eliminating both?