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CT Public: Lawmakers consider bill to stop legacy college admissions

By DANIELA ALTIMARI “A part of the reason why it’s such an issue is because when we look at the history of legacy preference, we see it’s...

Hartford Courant: Connecticut lawmakers weigh bill to bar legacy college admissions

By DANIELA ALTIMARI “This practice is both unfair and a relic of a past from which we must move on,” said Amy Dowell, state director of...

Yale Daily News: Quinlan testifies in support of legacy admissions

By JORDAN FITZGERALD “Using legacy preference in college admissions is unfair, discriminatory, and a relic of the past,” Dowell wrote in...

The Day: Ed reformers in CT push for end to legacy admissions while college administrators push back

By Erica Moser Amy Dowell, state director of the nonprofit think tank Education Reform Now, said in written testimony that legacy...

News-Times: CT colleges push back on proposed legacy admission ban

“Connecticut has some of the very best schools in the country,” Dowell said. “It’s only natural for us to take the lead on promoting...

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