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Amherst makes a big change in admissions... [Advertisement] October 21, 2021 [View Online]( | [Sign Up]( [Morning Brew]( TOGETHER WITH [Justworks]( Good morning. Make sure you tune into Jeopardy! tonight to watch a very special contestant: Our indispensable copyeditor Holly Van Leuven. She works in the background, but just know that this newsletter would be about as comprehensible as IKEA instructions without her. Leave 'em in the dust, Holly. —Jamie Wilde, Matty Merritt, Neal Freyman MARKETS Nasdaq 15,121.68 -0.05% S&P 4,536.19 +0.37% Dow 35,609.34 +0.43% 10-Year 1.660% +2.1 bps Bitcoin $65,727.52 +2.43% Ethereum $4,115.01 +7.71% *Stock data as of market close, cryptocurrency data as of 6:00pm ET. [Here's what these numbers mean](. - Markets: Whether you’re into stocks or down with crypto, yesterday was one to celebrate. The Dow touched a record high, the S&P [gained]( for its sixth-straight day, and bitcoin also hit a record. - Covid: J&J and Moderna boosters are nearly [cleared for takeoff]( after the FDA authorized them for tens of millions of eligible Americans. Regulators also approved a “mix and match” program that allows people who’ve received one brand’s vaccine to get another as a booster. Markets Sponsored by Fidelity InvestmentsIn the latest episode of Fresh Invest, we tackle physical real estate as a wealth builder: what kind of asset it is relative to equities and the broader economy—and how to get involved if you feel it’s right for you. [Listen now](. EDUCATION [Do You Even Know Who My Dad Is?]( [Amherst College campus]( Amherst College No, and Amherst College doesn’t care. The selective school in Western MA announced that its admissions office will no longer [play favorites]( when considering the applications of children of alumni. In other words, preference for second-generation Mammoths—which account for about 11% of each class—is going extinct. Other elite colleges that don’t factor in applicants’ family trees include Caltech, MIT, and any school that starts with “University of California.” But that’s far from the norm: 43% of private, nonprofit universities and 14% of public ones consider legacy status in their admissions decisions, according to a 2019 study. 73% of the most selective schools—ones with a 25%-or-less admission rate like Amherst—do the same. Pressure to change that is building This fall, students launched #LeaveYourLegacy campaigns at Harvard and Brown, asking alumni to [boycott donations]( until the schools stop caring about your last name. And just last week, Colorado passed a bill banning preference for applicants with alumni relatives at all public schools in the state. Critics of legacy admissions argue the practice disproportionately favors white, wealthy applicants and takes admissions spots away from those who are less privileged, but academically more deserving. - At Johns Hopkins University, which started phasing out legacy preference in 2014 and completely nixed it in 2019, the proportion of accepted students whose parents were alumni more than halved from 2013 to this year, while its share of first-generation students more than doubled. - In a civil case that accused Harvard of discriminating against Asian American applicants in 2018, an economist hired by the plaintiffs said that Harvard accepted legacy applicants at a rate 5x higher than it did nonlegacy applicants. Over one-third of Harvard’s Class of 2022 had alumni parents. Proponents of legacy admissions keep their reasoning simple: It’s smart financially, encouraging alumni donations and continued engagement with the school. Looking ahead...Amherst’s change will go into effect for the 2022–2023 school year.—JW �  �  �  mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20story%20from%20Morning%20Brew%21&body=Do%20You%20Know%20Who%20My%20Dad%20Is%3F%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fstories%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fdo-you-know-who-my-dad-is%0A%0AWant%20more%20great%20content%3F%20Subscribe%20to%20Daily%20Brew%20%E2%80%94%20Delivering%20the%20latest%20business%20news%20from%20Wall%20St.%20to%20Silicon%20Valley%2C%20daily.%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fr%2F%3Fkid%3D4904f90a%26utm_source%3Demail_share%0A M&A [PayPal Is Pinterested]( PayPal is in desperate need of wall art recs. The payment giant is in talks to [acquire]( the wedding-and-soup inspo site Pinterest, according to multiple reports. The deal would likely value Pinterest at $45 billion, and shares jumped roughly 13% yesterday. Why would it make sense? - PayPal is on a quest to become an all-in-one “super app” like China’s Alipay, so it’s looking to tack on more services, like product discovery, to its current menu. Plus, it’s got money to play with. Thanks to all those nap dress orders during the pandemic, PayPal’s stock has more than doubled since January 2020. - For Pinterest, this could be a huge boost for its push into commerce. The company has moved aggressively to get more people to shop on its site with initiatives like a [$20 million investment]( into its “Creator Rewards” program. Zoom out: If a deal is completed—and it, just like our Friday plans, could fall apart at any time—it would be one of the biggest consumer internet takeovers in years, topping Salesforce’s $27.7 billion purchase of Slack last winter.—MM �  �  �  mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20story%20from%20Morning%20Brew%21&body=PayPal%20Is%20Pinterested%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fstories%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fpaypal-in-early-stage-talks-to-acquire-pinterest%0A%0AWant%20more%20great%20content%3F%20Subscribe%20to%20Daily%20Brew%20%E2%80%94%20Delivering%20the%20latest%20business%20news%20from%20Wall%20St.%20to%20Silicon%20Valley%2C%20daily.%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fr%2F%3Fkid%3D4904f90a%26utm_source%3Demail_share%0A ENVIRONMENT [The World to Fossil Fuels: I Just Can't Quit You]( [A grill with the exterior of the Earth ]( Francis Scialabba With just over a week until one of the most pivotal climate change summits in history begins, governments are still clinging to fossil fuels like a childhood teddy bear. A new UN-backed climate report found that countries [plan to extract]( more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 required to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, calling it “dangerously out of sync” with the targets set out by the Paris Agreement. Big picture: This year’s energy crunch has highlighted [just how dependent]( the world remains on fossil fuels for power, specifically coal—the largest source of greenhouse gases in the electricity sector. - Coal prices in China have soared to record highs in recent weeks as the country grapples with an energy shortfall. - In the US, we’ll burn [22% more coal]( in 2021 than we did last year, marking the first YoY uptick in US coal generation since 2014, according to the Energy Information Administration. Bottom line: “The research is clear: global coal, oil, and gas production must start declining immediately and steeply” in order to keep warming to manageable levels, said Ploy Achakulwisut, a lead author of the report.—NF �  �  �  mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20story%20from%20Morning%20Brew%21&body=The%20World%20to%20Fossil%20Fuels%3A%20I%20Just%20Can%27t%20Quit%20You%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fstories%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fglobal-fossil-fuel-production-dangerously-out-of-sync-with-paris-climate-agreement-report-says%0A%0AWant%20more%20great%20content%3F%20Subscribe%20to%20Daily%20Brew%20%E2%80%94%20Delivering%20the%20latest%20business%20news%20from%20Wall%20St.%20to%20Silicon%20Valley%2C%20daily.%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fr%2F%3Fkid%3D4904f90a%26utm_source%3Demail_share%0A TOGETHER WITH JUSTWORKS [Keep Your People Happy](#) [Justworks]( Finding great talent is always a challenge. But these days, it’s even challenge-ier. With [Justworks](, you can offer the flexibility and benefits employees want, enabling you to attract the best of the best. Justworks’s all-in-one platform helps you: - Provide access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus other mental health and wellness perks - Support remote teams with easy payments in all 50 states (that includes both employees and contractors) - Onboard new hires with an intuitive online dashboard and helpful tools like e-signature. If you ever need help, you’ve got access to certified HR consultants and expert 24/7 customer support. Basically, [Justworks]( can make you more attractive to employees, without you having to throw any pizza parties or Hawaiian shirt days (though we do encourage those too). [Get started with Justworks here](. GRAB BAG [Key Performance Indicators]( [Nigel from the Wild Thornberrys ]( Giphy Stat: Any Nigels reading this? You might be the last of your kind. There were at most [two Nigels]( born in 2020 in England and Wales, according to a new report from the Office for National Statistics. As names like Nigel (and Carol) fade away, an army of Olivias and Olivers is rising: They were the top names given for the fifth year running. Quote: “We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government.” Arnie Wensinger, In-N-Out Burger’s chief legal and business officer, [pushed back]( after San Francisco’s department of health temporarily shut down the only In-N-Out location in the city for refusing to check diners’ vaccination status. Restaurants in SF, NYC, and other cities are required to ensure their customers are vaccinated in order to eat indoors. Read: Inside Wheel of Time, Amazon’s huge gamble on the next Game of Thrones. ([GQ]() �  �  �  mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20story%20from%20Morning%20Brew%21&body=Key%20Performance%20Indicators%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fstories%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fkey-performance-indicators-october-21%0A%0AWant%20more%20great%20content%3F%20Subscribe%20to%20Daily%20Brew%20%E2%80%94%20Delivering%20the%20latest%20business%20news%20from%20Wall%20St.%20to%20Silicon%20Valley%2C%20daily.%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fr%2F%3Fkid%3D4904f90a%26utm_source%3Demail_share%0A TECH [Facebook Tries to Find Its Ye]( After a [report]( from The Verge revealed that Facebook will rebrand itself, everyone on the internet speculated about what the new name would be, ranging from “A Mark Zuckerberg Production” to the not-Justin Timberlake-approved “The Facebook.” - One contender is “[Meta](,” since, well, it’s short for metaverse and meta.com redirects to a website for a medical research tool developed under the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which the Facebo​​ok CEO co-founded. Here are the current odds on Facebook’s new name, via [SportsBetting.AG](: Virtuel: 4-1 Connect: 5-1 Horizon: 5-1 Ecoverse: 7-1 Metabook: 8-1 Immerse: 8-1 Omniverse: 10-1 … MetaBeast: 80-1 Zuckers: 100-1 Where are you putting your money? If you have an idea for Facebook’s new name, [chime in here](. And of course we [made a TikTok]( about it.—NF �  �  �  mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20this%20story%20from%20Morning%20Brew%21&body=Facebook%20Tries%20to%20Find%20Its%20Ye%3A%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fstories%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Fwhat-will-facebook-choose-as-its-new-name%0A%0AWant%20more%20great%20content%3F%20Subscribe%20to%20Daily%20Brew%20%E2%80%94%20Delivering%20the%20latest%20business%20news%20from%20Wall%20St.%20to%20Silicon%20Valley%2C%20daily.%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.morningbrew.com%2Fdaily%2Fr%2F%3Fkid%3D4904f90a%26utm_source%3Demail_share%0A WHAT ELSE IS BREWING - [Tesla]( cruised to its third-straight record profit last quarter in part because it navigated supply chain snags better than most automakers. - [Private equity giant Blackstone]( is taking a majority stake in shapewear pioneer Spanx. The deal values Spanx at $1.2 billion. - [Biogen]( sold just $300,000 worth of its beleaguered Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, last quarter. Analysts had projected up to $17 million in sales. - [Happy Sports Equinox]( to all who celebrate. For only the 25th time ever, all four major US pro sports (NHL, NBA, MLB, NFL) will be in action today. BREW'S BETS Advice from your future self: Whether it’s a retirement savings plan, life insurance, or annuity, Lincoln Financial has products and solutions to help you live life the way you intended and to reach your important goals. [Get started today](.* Remember learning? Like, that satisfied feeling that your world has just gotten a little bigger? Get that sensation in spades with Wondrium. With thousands of videos on hundreds of subjects, you can learn about cooking, gardening, dancing, and more—[get your free trial here](.* A delightful series: The [weird electric cars]( you can find on Alibaba. Master your finances: We just launched two challenges with Money Scoop to make you smarter about budgeting and investing in just four weeks. It’s not too late to start—[sign up here](. 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