A new law will soon ban legacy admissions across California universities. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill in September banning all California higher education institutions from considering donor status or whether a candidate had a family member attend the institution as part of admissions decisions beginning in September 2025. Read more...
Photo: The University of Southern California is pictured. Gov. Gavin Newsom recently passed a bill banning legacy and donor-preference admissions at all California universities. (Courtesy of Matt Lin)