The Largest Affirmative Action Program in American Higher Education

• Published in: Academe Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 45 - 48
• Main Author: MULLEN, ANN L.
• Format: Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Washington American Association of University Professors 01.01.2012
• Subjects: Admissions policies; Affirmative action; Children; Civil rights; Colleges & universities; Higher education; Journalists; New York; Texas; California

Legacy preferences compound existing inequalities by providing admissions benefits to the already enormously advantaged population of largely white, affluent, and privileged children of alumni- exactly the population that is already most likely to attend selective institutions. Because so few legaci...