Obama's first college is latest to end legacy admissions
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Words decorate the concrete steps up to a bronze plate with the likeness of former President Barack Obama at the Plaza where then student Obama made his first political speech "A Protest against Apartheid" on Feb. 18, 1981, at Occidental College in Los Angeles, seen on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Students sit outside the Freeman College Union building at Occidental College campus in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Students walk outdoors at Occidental College campus in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)The Occidental College logo is displayed at the Thorne Hall in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)A bronze plate with the likeness of former President Barack Obama marks the Plaza at Occidental College in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)A bronze plate with the likeness of former President Barack Obama marks the Plaza at Occidental College in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)The Occidental College campus is seen in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)The Occidental College campus is seen in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)Students walk past the Thorne Hall at Occidental College campus in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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Words decorate the concrete steps up to a bronze plate with the likeness of former President Barack Obama at the Plaza where then student Obama made his first political speech "A Protest against Apartheid" on Feb. 18, 1981, at Occidental College in Los Angeles, seen on Thursday, July 27, 2023. Occidental College is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from admissions decisions. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
