California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the college admission scandal extends beyond charges against rich parents buying entrance to elite colleges and suggested it should include the “legal bribery” of billionaires buying naming rights on university buildings.
When asked about the college admissions scandal, Newsom quickly pivoted to the systemic advantages that the rich and powerful exercise in the college admissions process, even at public universities.
“What about the folks writing the $20-million dollar check, putting their name on that building?” Newsom said ” “Connect the dots to the folks they quietly called for admission, or wrote a letter of recommendation.”involving the naming of college buildingsNewsom said the college admission system favors all “people of wealth and privilege,” not just those who were indicted in the current scandal. That includes influential politicians. The governor intimated that he has also been contacted to intervene in the admissions process.
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