Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions

The use of race-based affirmative action in higher education has given rise to hundreds of books and law review articles, numerous court decisions, and several state initiatives to ban the practice. However, surprisingly little has been said or written or done to challenge a larger, longstanding "affirmative action" program that tends to benefit wealthy whites: legacy preferences for the children of alumni.Affirmative Action for the Rich sketches...

By Richard D. Kahlenberg
Paperback: 330 pages
Publisher: The Century Foundation (September 22, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870785184
ISBN-13: 978-0870785184
Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 0.9 x 8.9 inches
Amazon Rank: 1631786
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This is a thoughtful and well documented history of "affirmative action for the rich" whereby Ivy League colleges and other elite colleges admitted as many as 80% of applicants whose parents were "legacy" graduates and/or wealthy donors to the colleg

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