This week, California banned legacy admissions, Princeton will not consider institutional neutrality, the 2025-26 FAFSA began its first rollout, and Vanderbilt signed a lease in Manhattan.
On Monday, California became the fourth state to ban legacy admissions in the college application process. The decision affects all public and private universities, which must now submit an annual report of their admissions data to illustrate compliance with the ban. The law will take effect September 1, 2025.
Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber shared in an interview that the University will not consider institutional neutrality, the policy of remaining neutral on social and political issues. This comes after other peer institutions such as the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Cornell University recently released statements pledging commitments to further institutional neutrality.
On Tuesday, the Department of Education opened the 2025-26 FAFSA application to its first round of about 1,000 beta testers. This is the first step in the planned phased rollout of the form, which will slowly become available to all students by December 1.
In line with other recent campus expansions that include a new campus in Florida, Vanderbilt has entered into a lease of a campus in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. Plans are underway for leveraging the historic space to provide opportunities for Vanderbilt students, faculty and alumni.
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