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 ...

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 ...

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 University of Virginia has reached an agreement with the Trump administration and will adhere to guidance from the White ...

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 ...

A DOJ news release on the agreement said UVA agreed “to be bound by the Department of Justice’s ‘Guidance for Recipients of ...

UVA effectively surrendered state control of the school to the White House and undermined higher education’s opposition to ...

At least six Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) received threats to their campuses Thursday, including two in Virginia. Virginia State University (VSU) is on lockdown, and Hampton ...

MacKenzie Scott's historic $50 million donation transforms Virginia State University and expands access to education for future generations.