On Sept. 30, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill No. 1780, which effectively banned legacy and donor preferences in all California universities, public and private. The bill was…
On Tuesday, October 1st, U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs ruled in favor of Harvard University in one of the most high-profile cases on affirmative action in recent years. Her decision put a halt to a legal battle that started in 2014. The leader of the advocacy group “Students for Fair Admissions” (SFFA) Edward Blum sued Harvard on the grounds that the university discriminated against Asian-American applicants in the admissions process.