Connecticut lawmakers are considering banning the use of legacy and donor preferences in admissions to all colleges and universities across the state, including private ones like Yale University.
A bill was advanced to the Senate floor on Thursday, days after Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation barring consideration of a student’s familial ties to a public college or university when being considered for admission. The first such law was signed in Colorado in 2021.
There has been pushback to Connecticut’s bill from some private institutions in the state, including Yale, which have argued the state should not be dictating how they make admissions decisions, just like it shouldn’t dictate decisions on curriculum and faculty hiring. But proponents note how these schools, which receive substantial tax benefits for their non-profit status, have the power to provide all kinds of students with a ticket to an elite world.
I think they should be given the choice - legacy admissions or tax exempt status. Pick one.
Since the Supremacy Court ruled that race based admissions are unconstitutional, IDK why legacy admissions should be OK. But the US always cares more about rich people than Black people.
do legacy admissions to estates next
Are you calling for the dissolution of inheritance, or am I missing your meaning?
My interpretation of his sentence is he wants more inheritance tax. Legacy admission to estates is getting all that stuff just because you were born a legacy. Doing away with allowing that means you don’t just get all your parents’ stuff for free.
That’s just how I read it.
over a certain amount of wealth - damn right
as a starting point of negotiation I would suggest any inheritance with value in excess of a lifetime of full employment at minimum wage gets taxed at 100%
