"Legacy Admissions: Changes and Overhauls in College Application Policies"

The University of Virginia is the latest school to change its legacy admissions policies, following a civil rights group's federal complaint challenging the process. Multiple colleges and universities across the country have updated admissions policies, with some choosing to end preferences given to legacy students. Schools such as Wesleyan University, Virginia Tech, University of Minnesota, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, Amherst College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Johns Hopkins University have either ended or changed their legacy admissions policies. Legacy admissions have faced criticism for perpetuating inequality, with some schools being investigated for their continued use of legacy programs.