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Legacy Admissions Hit Historic Low as More States Ban Practice at U.S. Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Legacy preferences in college admissions have plummeted to their lowest recorded level, with just 24% of four-year colleges still considering family alumni status in admissions decisions, according to a comprehensive new report from Education Reform Now. In 24 states, no public colleges provide legacy preferences at all.

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Sabrina Nelson, recipient of CCS’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award

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CCSs 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, Sabrina Nelson, 91 Fine Arts, will never forget her first visit to College for Creative Studies. Still nursing her son Mario Moore, 09 Illustration, recipient of CCSs 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award she took the campus by storm. By that time, Nelson was 20 and the mother of two.

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Bethune-Cookman Declares Its One, Only Alumni Association

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) recently announced that it has resolved a lawsuit against its former alumni association. B-CU filed suit two years ago, following a split between the historically Black university and the alumni association.

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Alumni Gift $25M to UCLA Department of History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of California Los Angeles has become the benefactor of a $25 million gift from Meyer Luskin and his wife, Renee, both UCLA alumni. Meyer and Renee Luskin have donated $25 million to UCLA to broaden historical knowledge among the public. “We

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Charitable Giving to U.S. Higher Education Institutions Rises 3% Despite Economic Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alumni giving saw the most significant increase among donor categories, rising 7.5 Thirty years ago, alumni provided 27.6 percent of foundation support now coming from personal and family foundations, many established by alumni. percent from the previous year. Foundation giving led the growth with a 13.3

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Morehouse Alumnus Dr. F. DuBois Bowman Named 13th President of His Alma Mater

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I am excited to partner with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters to build on our legacy and write the next chapter of Morehouse's transformative story." "Returning to Morehouse as its 13th president is the honor of a lifetime," Bowman said.

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Mobilize the Alumni

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Mobilize the Alumni Elizabeth Redden Fri, 05/02/2025 - 03:00 AM As colleges hire high-powered lobbyists to battle threats to federal funding, Lisa Akchin writes, they shouldnt overlook another powerful asset for advocacy: their alumni. Byline(s) Lisa Akchin

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