The colleges will still be allowed to admit students with alumni or donor ties, but they’ll no longer be able to grant them ...

A bill spurred by the 2022 death of Katie Meyer, who died by suicide when she was a soccer goalie at Stanford, has become ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a ban on legacy preference in admissions at all private schools in the state, ...

The change will affect Stanford University, the University of Southern California and other private colleges in the state.

Among the class admitted in 2023, Stanford reported 13.6% of first-year students had either legacy or donor ties. The bill ...

Stanford held a women's soccer game dedicated to mental health and did not honor Katie Meyer, the former Stanford goalie who ...

The law is named after former Newbury Park resident who was found dead in her dormitory at Stanford University.

The California Dream shouldn’t be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we’re opening the door,” said Gov. Gavin ...

On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1780. The bill will ban legacy admissions at private universities in California that benefit from or receive state funding. The governor said ...

A new law banning legacy and donor admissions at private California universities was signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said the action will promote equal educational opportunities.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill prohibiting private nonprofit colleges from granting admission advantages to students whose ...