Wesleyan University Ends Legacy Admissions With the Supreme Court’s decision to ban race-conscious admissions, the pressure is on selective colleges to end preferences for children of alumni.

Wesleyan University, a small liberal arts school in Connecticut, announced it was ending its legacy admissions—a practice that gives applicants an increased chance of acceptance based on whether ...

Wesleyan University ended its practice of legacy admissions in July on the heels of the Supreme Court striking down race-based affirmative action. On Tuesday, Sept. 5 at 3:00 p.m. ET, Michael S ...

Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., announced Wednesday that it has become the latest school to end its policy of giving preferential treatment in admissions to those whose families have ...

Wesleyan president Michael S. Roth explains the university’s recent decision to end legacy admissions and argues for a renewed commitment to equity and access in higher education after the ...

Wesleyan, a highly selective liberal arts university in Connecticut, now joins an array of prestigious schools that have ended legacy admissions – including MIT, Amherst and Carnegie Mellon.

In “ The Case for Legacy Admissions ” (op-ed, July 20), James Hankins writes, “Legacy admissions are surely harder to defend in public universities, where taxpayers are footing the bill. . . .

Following the recent ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court ending affirmative action in higher education, the University of Minnesota updated their policy to no longer consider race, ethnicity, legacy ...