Opinion | New Congressional bill targets college legacy admissions

The debate over legacy admissions now raging at Northwestern and other campuses has reached Congress. A bill introduced by U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) would ban all U.S. colleges and universities participating in federal student aid programs from admitting students based on family ties.  “Selecting applicants to universities based off...

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