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 ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — A bill banning public colleges and universities from giving preferential treatment to donors and legacy applicants passed the Virginia State Senate in a unanimous vote Tuesday.

The state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill that ends preferences for children of alumni. The governor appears poised to sign it. By Stephanie Saul Virginia is on track to ban legacy ...

The NAACP's Virginia Chapter on Monday sued the Virginia Board of Elections for unlawfully rejecting college students' applications and same-day registration provisional ballots. The complaint ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Virginia’s public universities can’t give preferential treatment to applicants with family ties to alumni or donors starting in July. Two Democrats carried bills to end legacy ...