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Critics Say Trump's Push for Fairness in College Admissions Is Leaving Out Legacy Preferences
The administration focuses on eliminating racial preferences in admissions while legacy and donor advantages remain, with over 500 universities still considering legacy status, according to 2023 data.
- President Donald Trump is pushing for fairness in college admissions, emphasizing merit and test scores while disregarding racial diversity.
- Legacy admissions, which give preference to children of alumni or donors, have not been addressed by Trump in his efforts to eliminate racial considerations.
- Critics argue that Trump's silence on legacy admissions undermines his claim of promoting merit, as these preferences allow for advantages based on wealth and family ties.
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Critics say Trump’s push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences
By COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape college admissions, he’s promising a new era of fairness, with an emphasis on merit and test scores and a blind eye toward diversity. Yet the Republican president’s critics — and some allies — are questioning his silence on admissions policies that give applicants a boost because of their wealth or family ties. While he has presse…
In his push for fairness in college admissions, Trump has been silent on legacy preferences
As President Donald Trump attempts to reshape college admissions, he’s promising a new era of fairness, with an emphasis on merit and test scores and a blind eye toward diversity.
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Critics say Trump's push for fairness in college admissions is leaving out legacy preferences
President Donald Trump is attempting to reshape college admissions according to his definition of merit, with an emphasis on test scores and a blind eye toward diversity.
On July 29, the U.S. Attorney General issued the "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination." Subsequently, on August 7, President Trump signed the "Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions."
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