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History

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In response to the rising number of college enrollments in the aftermath of World War I, American universities decided to implement selectivity procedures to limit the size of their incoming class.[1]

Effects

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Criticism

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References

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  1. ^ Ladewski 2010, pp. 579–580.

Works cited

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  • Coe, Deborah L.; Davidson, James D. (March 2011). "The Origins of Legacy Admissions: A Sociological Explanation". Review of Religious Research. 52 (3): 233–247.
  • Howell, Cameron; Turner, Sarah E. (June 2004). "Legacies in Black and White: The Racial Composition of the Legacy Pool". Research in Higher Education. 45: 325–251. doi:10.1023/B:RIHE.0000027390.19997.f4.
  • Hurwitz, Michael (June 2011). "The impact of legacy status on undergraduate admissions at elite colleges and universities". Economics of Education Review. 30 (3): 480–492. doi:10.1016/j.econedurev.2010.12.002.
  • Ladewski, Kathryn (2010). "Preserving a Racial Hierarchy: A Legal Analysis of the Disparate Racial Impact of Legacy Preferences in University Admissions". Michigan Law Review. 108 (4): 577–602.
  • Murphy, T. Liam (November 2019). "Scrutinizing Legacy Admissions: Applying Tiers of Scrutiny to Legacy Preference Policies in University Admissions". University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law. 22 (1): 315–339.
  • Petts, Amy L. (2021). "Attitudes about Affirmative Action in Higher Education Admissions". The Sociological Quarterly. doi:10.1080/00380253.2021.1951627.