Volume 152 • Issue 24

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Willard M. Dix '77

Number of Articles: 1

First Article: October 27, 2021

Letter to the Editor: "Legacy-Blind" Admissions

By Willard M. Dix '77

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October 27, 2021

In a letter to the editor, former Amherst College Associate Dean of Admissions Willard M. Dix ’77 supports the recently announced end of legacy preference at the college, but questions how the college intends to act in a “legacy-blind” way.