A bill spurred by the 2022 death of Katie Meyer, who died by suicide when she was a soccer goalie at Stanford, has become ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that makes California the latest state to ban legacy and donor admissions in higher ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a ban on legacy preference in admissions at all private schools in the state, ...

California has become the second state to prohibit private colleges and universities from giving extra consideration to ...

The change will affect Stanford University, the University of Southern California and other private colleges in the state.

Among the class admitted in 2023, Stanford reported 13.6% of first-year students had either legacy or donor ties. The bill ...

Stanford held a women's soccer game dedicated to mental health and did not honor Katie Meyer, the former Stanford goalie who ...

The California Dream shouldn’t be accessible to just a lucky few, which is why we’re opening the door,” said Gov. Gavin ...

Public universities in California won’t be affected by the change. California State University does not consider legacy or ...