After the Supreme Court said universities could no longer consider an applicant's race, legacy-based admissions drew greater scrutiny. Virginia will become the second state to ban legacy admissions at ...

PETERSBURG, Va. — Applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's 1890 National Scholars Program at Virginia State University have reopened after a brief suspension, officials announced Monday.

Across those years, between 76.3% and 76.9% of enrolled students were Maryland residents. Importantly, UMD is not free to ...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a new bill into law on Friday that will end the use of legacy admissions at the state's public colleges and universities. The new law requires schools to stop ...

The new law comes as the practice of giving preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni has come under renewed scrutiny. By Colbi Edmonds Virginia will end legacy admissions at ...