On Monday, California’s government Gavin Newsom signed a bill that forbids private colleges and universities from taking into account tradition interests when evaluating applicants. The new legislation, productive in the fall of 2025, impacts some of the country’s most famous organizations, such as Stanford University and the University of Southern California.
Following a Supreme Court decision last summer that outlawed race-based factors in the admissions process, the policy names growing concerns about capital in college admissions. The decision shed light on how identity status—an applicant’s parental connections to alumni—has influenced admittance decisions at wealthy schools.
Assembly member Phil Ting, a San Francisco Democrat and the bill’s author, highlighted the importance of creating a level playing field in higher education, saying,” If we value diversity in higher education, we had level the playing field”.
By enacting this policy, California joins Maryland as the only state to ban tradition admissions at secret, non-profit colleges. Other states, like as Illinois, Colorado, and Virginia, have implemented related restrictions, but only for open universities, the Guardian reported.
Personal colleges and universities in California may be required to publish annual reports demonstrating adherence to ensure compliance with the new law. As corporations adapt to the new legal exigences, this monitoring measure aims to make admissions processes transparent and accountable.
California’s legislation coincides with common opinion, as evidenced by a Pew Research review from April 2022, which revealed that 75 % of Americans believe a child’s relationship to an student does not affect enrollment choices.
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