Legacy admissions don’t harm diversity. They enhance it.
The torches are aflame, and the castles of higher education are being stormed: Burn down legacy admissions!
Universities such as Harvard might operate differently, so my analysis applies only to colleges like the one I attended and the one where I teach . But it has broader implications.The great myth: Legacy admissions are the enemy of diversity, institutionalizing privilege at everyone else’s expense. The surprising truth: Legacy admissions do not harm diversity. They enhance it.
If the legacy student took the place of a first-generation student, I would light the torches myself. But that’s not the way it works. At least at the colleges I am talking about, no legacy is admitted at the expense of a first-generation student; they are admitted at the expense of other privileged students who have other excellent options.
What do we find in the opposing corner? Symbolism. Marketing. Propaganda. Public relations posturing. The message to high school students: Welcome to the elite! No one by birth has a better chance than you! To the public: We might charge $65,000 a year, but we are for the proletariat! To alumni: See how good your old school is! By the way, click on this link to donate.
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