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Coverage dated December 16, 2024 to December 17, 2024

Number of Black students starting Harvard Law School hits 60-year low

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Only 19 Black students enrolled at the prestigious law school this fall, according to data from the American Bar Association.

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  1. The Boston Globe

    Black student enrollment at Harvard Law School drops by more than half (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The number of Black students entering Harvard Law School dropped sharply this fall after last year’s Supreme Court decision banning affirmative action in college admissions, according to enrollment data released Monday.

  2. Boston

    Black student enrollment at Harvard Law drops by more than half (opens Boston)

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    Last year, Harvard Law School’s first-year class had 43 Black students, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

  3. Newsweek

    Number of Black students starting Harvard Law School hits 60-year low (opens Newsweek)

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    Only 19 Black students enrolled at the prestigious law school this fall, according to data from the American Bar Association.

  4. Inside Higher Ed

    Harvard and UNC enrolled fewer Black law students this year (opens Inside Higher Ed)

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    A year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled affirmative action in college admissions unconstitutional, the law schools at both universities named as defendants—Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill—admitted fewer Black students this fall than in years past.

  5. Fox News

    Black enrollment at Harvard Law tanks by more than half after affirmative action ruling (opens Fox News)

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    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.

  6. Black Enterprise

    Affirmative Action Ban Strikes Again As Black Student Enrollment Drops More Than Half At Harvard Law (opens Black Enterprise)

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    The number of first-year Black student enrollment at Harvard Law went from 43 to 19, labeled as the lowest number since 1965.

  7. Black Enterprise

    Black Admissions At Harvard Law Is The Lowest Since 1965 (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The Supreme Court’s decision to do away with affirmative action is being felt a year later, including at one of the nation's top law schools.

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