Black students drop at Harvard, more schools after Supreme Court ends affirmative action – CBS News
Harvard University reported that students identifying as Black made up 14% of this year’s freshman class, compared with 18% in 2023. Some other top schools also reported falls in Black student enrollment. The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious university admissions policies were unconstitutional in 2023. Anemona Hartocollis, a national reporter for The New York Times, joins CBS News to discuss the change.
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