Top colleges are dumping legacy admissions and other policies that favor wealthy and white students. That's not enough. Educational disparities begin at birth.
If they truly want a diverse student body, colleges and universities must eliminate all other preferential admissions policies, especially for legacy applicants.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s 2003 prediction that affirmative action college admissions would only last 25 more years may come true if the current court has its way. That would be tragic.
As an environmental reporter, I write about how climate change is hurting people and the planet. But at home, I’ve struggled to talk about it with my own daughters.