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How Will the Harvard Lawsuit Affect Affirmative Action in College Admissions?

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Although the term comes up most often these days in the context of college admissions in the United States, affirmative action has been around since the 1960s and has affected a wide range of laws and policies. Most importantly, like many cases that would follow, it upheld the general policy of affirmative action while eroding the specifics.

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DeSantis Proposes Tuition Hike for Undocumented College Students

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Florida high school graduates have been able to pay in-state tuition at public institutions since 2014, regardless of immigration status. The Republican governor's proposed legislation would repeal a 2014 law that allows thousands of undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at any of the state's public colleges and universities.

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West Virginia University May Cut 32 Majors, 7% of Faculty

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Gee, who has led the school since 2014, recently announced plans to step down as the school's president after his contract ends in 2025. Much of West Virginia University's budget shortfall can be blamed on slashed state funding, according to the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy. We do not take that lightly.

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Will Legacy Admissions End Along With Affirmative Action?

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This time, the suit involves legacy admissions , the university's policy of favoring children of alumni. For the classes of 2014-2019, Harvard legacies were admitted at a rate of 33.6% , compared to 5.9% Amherst's decision echoed a similar move by Johns Hopkins University, which jettisoned legacy admissions in 2014.

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Legacy Admissions

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Legacy admissions is a policy that grants preferences to the children of alumni. The policy has been particularly important in the Ivy League and other elite, private schools. In 2014, the percentage had dropped to only 13%. It is not a racist policy. What is legacy admissions? But it ain’t what it used to be.