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Support for legacy admissions is rooted in racial hierarchy

  • Written by Angelica S. Gutierrez, Professor of Management, Loyola Marymount University
Support for legacy admissions is rooted in racial hierarchyCritics of legacy admissions argue they maintain racial hierarchies that disproportionately benefit white students.YinYang/iStock via Getty Images

Not long after the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2023 decision to ban the use of race in college admissions, people began to ask questions once again about the fairness of legacy admissions.

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