But getting into college is in fact becoming easier, with admissions offices trying to entice more applicants from a ...

Este artículo está disponible en español. Léelo en español. College applications are open for the fall 2025 term, and deadlines are looming. California’s two public university systems — the University ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law Monday banning legacy admissions at all colleges in the state, including private ones. The law says public and private nonprofit institutions will not be ...

Call it a ban on affirmative action for the well-connected: California’s Legislature on Wednesday passed a bill barring the state’s private nonprofit colleges from making admissions decisions based on ...

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November 26, 2025 - Come prepare a meal with the fifth and sixth graders of Pacific Elementary, in Davenport, California, where the district attracts students just for the lunch. A California ...

I’m proud to be one of the many Stanford student organizers working to advance California bill AB 1780, which would penalize California colleges that practice legacy and donor preference. Class Action ...

California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able to grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California has become the fourth state to ban legacy admissions in the college application process, a practice that has long been criticized as favoring white or wealthy students ...

The University of California today (March 6) announced that it received a total of 250,436 applications (206,893 for first-year admission and 43,543 applications for transfer admission) for fall 2024 ...

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