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Critics say considering legacy status in admissions amounts to “affirmative action for the rich” by favoring relatives of donors and alumni.

The Supreme Court's rejection of race-based affirmative action in college admissions has raised pressure on prominent colleges and universities to abandon another preference suddenly much harder to d...

For decades, Carnegie Mellon University viewed whether a student applicant was related to alumni as an “important” or “considered” factor in admissions decisions. But it appears that legacies, as children or relatives of alumni are called, no longer have an edge in admissions decisions at the highly selective university. In

After Vanderbilt began considering alumni relation as a factor in admission after previously dropping the practice, one alumnus has begun a public campaign for Vanderbilt to stop considering legacy admissions, pledging $5,000 if Vanderbilt agrees to end legacy admissions.

The coming Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action could widen those racial gaps.