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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the anti-legacy posters do you also oppose any and all legacy preference for kids of current and former faculty, staff and employees of the University (including those who are alumni themselves)?

What about legacy preference for kids of alumni who donate hundreds (or thousands) of hours of their time over the years answering the university's call to interview undergraduate applicants for admission in their town?

What about the alumni who spend hundreds of hours volunteering to organize the 5 year class reunions?

Should the relationship for those employees and alumni be a one way street with all the benefits going to the university?

My long experience with a school that offers a legacy boost  (for ED applicants only) is that a large percentage of "legacy" applicants fall into one of the above categories. That makes sense as those are the parents/kids who know the university better than your ordinary alumni whose connection to the University may not go much beyond some donations to the annual fund.

Curious whether folks on here think banning all legacy -- with zero exceptions -- really is the right approach.

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Yes, I include all of these groups when removing legacy. You don't "volunteer" or "donate" to an organization because you are expecting to get something in return for the organization.

If I were to choose one category to keep, it would be probably be faculty children. But, if I were a prof, I'd be ok if that were removed as long as my benefits included reimbursement for my kid to go to whatever other school they were accepted to (they get paid so little!)[/quote]

Why would you keep legacy for faculty children but deny it to children of employees or staff?  Faculty members are much more privileged than staff.  What about former faculty and staff (someone who retired or moved to another position)?
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Again - as I noted - I'd get rid of it all.[/quote]

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