American academia is still feeling the shockwaves of the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action, as Black enrollment at Harvard Law sinks to its lowest in decades.
Black student enrollment at Harvard Law took a nosedive after the Supreme Court ruled against race-based admissions last year. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a major ruling on affirmative action in the summer of 2023, rejecting the use of race as a factor in college admissions as a violation of the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. On Monday, the New York Times reported, 'Harvard Law enrolled 19 first-year Black students, or 3.
He purportedly argued that the drop in Black enrollment at Harvard Law might actually be beneficial for the Black students themselves, 'because those students are going to go to another school where they’re better matched and they’re poised to succeed.'
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