Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Prohibit Legacy College Admissions

A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the Merit-Based Educational Reforms and Institutional Transparency Act, aiming to ban colleges from granting preferential treatment to applicants based on alumni or donor ties. The bill proposes linking institutional accreditation to the adoption of admissions policies that do not consider legacy status, seeking to promote equity and access in higher education.