Democrats unveil bill to ban legacy admissions at universities The legislation would specifically ban universities participating in federal student aid programs from giving any admissions advantage to students whose families were previously alumni or have donated money to the school. However, it would allow the secretary of Education to waive the prohibition on legacy-based admission for an award year to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and schools that serve tribal communities or other minorities. Those schools would have to prove that the use of legacy student admissions is in the interest of historically underrepresented populations. Legacy admissions amount to about 10 to 15 percent of the student population at some top Ivy League schools, such as Dartmouth, Brown and Yale, according to the Boston Globe. Some top schools, such as Johns Hopkins University, have stopped allowing legacy admissions.
I'm kind of agnostic on this one, other than I don't think the federal government should be dictating to them. Schools think family loyalty is good for the bottom line.