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Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they were reintroducing a bill to ban higher education institutions that receive federal funds, as do virtually all U.S. colleges and universities, from...
Following the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action, Democrats want to ensure all students are admitted to schools on equal footing.
Congressional Democrats on Wednesday pushed back on legacy admissions by introducing legislation that would end the practice at universities across the country. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) teamed up to introduce the Fair College Admissions for Students Act that would end the practice of schools giving a boost in admissions to…
Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they were reintroducing a bill to ban higher education institutions that receive federal funds, as do virtually all U.S. colleges and universities, from favoring applicants with ties to donors and alumni. The announcement came on the heels of the U.S. Education Department launching a civil rights investigation into Harvard to determine whether the college racially discriminates by favoring such "legacy" applicants in its admissions process. Legacy admissions at schools such as Harvard University have been shown to overwhelmingly favor whi...
(Reuters) - Democratic U.S. lawmakers said on Wednesday they were reintroducing a bill to ban higher education institutions that receive federal funds, as do virtually all U.S. colleges and universities, from favoring applicants with ties to donors and alumni.