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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a little surprised that Edward Blum is now going after legacy preference.  What is he up to?  Doesn't legacy preference mostly benefit whites?

“Legacy applicants have done nothing meritorious to earn this advantage,” wrote Edward Blum, joined by economist Peter Arcidiacono and policy analyst Richard Kahlenberg

[url]https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/legacy-college-admissions-preferences-backlash-772c88be?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqelU63wJGabsIFG9rGpGkpH_vcIyXP2BkpJL5ibvFYyVRgAgEymUCcG&gaa_ts=68ff74fb&gaa_sig=e-oJQnF9yQIwpJCQOYUbPw12oYuxaKE-9sEslu4tQFgS-_H-rhbMRd9dgsa7wx88BW2n_kOxOCDLMjCbcFRv-g%3D%3D[/url][/quote]

When his group funded the challenge against affirmative action and recruited Asian plaintiffs, it was widely criticized to not go after legacy at the same time. If his group's concern was against "fairness" a fight against legacy was necessary. Let's see if the anti-legacy fight has the same energy as his fight against affirmative action for Black and Latino students.

I do think legacy is an unpopular policy and Blum & co would be able to generate support from both sides of the aisle.

We are a family with legacy at several top schools - UPenn, Harvard, Georgetown - and I think it needs to go even if it would help my DD somewhat.[/quote]

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