California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law prohibiting the consideration of legacy and donor status in admissions decisions. The impact will be most felt at a small handful of private colleges and universities, including my own, the University of Southern California (USC). I view the new policy with the same skepticism with which I […] The post OPINION: Why I view the ban on legacy admissions at California’s private universities with skepticism appeared first on The Hechinger Report.