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  • California bans legacy admissions at private colleges and universities

    California bans legacy admissions at private colleges and universities

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    California is banning legacy admissions at private colleges and universities, ensuring that some of the country’s most selective schools will not favor applicants with familial or monetary connections to the schools.  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed AB 1780 into law, prohibiting legacy and donor preferences in admissions at private, nonprofit institutions. The new rule…