December 6, 2009

NYU Fends Off Claim of Insufficient Favoritism for Ex-Professor's Son

By Peter Schmidt

In a ruling that sheds light on the special treatment some colleges give faculty members' children, a state appeals court has held that New York University acted properly in rejecting a former professor's son from its four-year program despite promises to give him an admissions edge.

In a 3-to-2 decision issued last week, the

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