College Admissions

A new state law in Virginia will ban the practice of legacy admission at public universities, including its prestigious University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and William & Mary in Williamsburg.GuestJames Murphy, Director of Career Pathways and Post-Secondary Policy at Education Reform Now

Andrew Brennen graduated from UNC Chapel Hill in 2019. When he was a student at the university, he and several other students of color were permitted to become a party to the case on the same side as UNC. The students provided testimony on the value of a diverse campus.

The Supreme Court’s decision could affect admissions practices at public universities nationwide. UNC-Chapel Hill was at the center of the hearings Monday.

The most diverse court in the nation’s history — among the nine justices are four women, two Black people and a Latina — is weighing challenges to admissions programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard that use race among many factors in seeking a diverse student body.

Nine current and former Democratic governors of southern states, including Roy Cooper, have filed a brief in a Supreme Court Case over the use of race in college admissions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Harvard University

The Supreme Court on Friday took a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions.

The court said Monday it'll take up lawsuits claiming Harvard, a private institution, and the University of North Carolina, a state school, discriminate against Asian American applicants. A decision against the schools could mean the end of affirmative action in admissions.

Federal prosecutors have promised to drop their case against a former Wake Forest University coach charged in the college admissions bribery scandal if he pays a $50,000 fine and follows certain conditions, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday.

College admissions officers have long debated whether it's better not to require SAT or ACT scores. Due to COVID, Duke University lifted its testing requirement and received a deluge of applications.

The trial for a lawsuit challenging UNC Chapel Hill's race conscious admissions process is expected to conclude today.Federal district Judge Loretta Biggs…