White House Criticizes High Court After Decline in Black Enrollment at Elite College; HBCUs See Record Enrollment

The United States Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision to end affirmative action in college admission has reduced the number of Black students entering the nation’s most elite colleges and universities.

Previously, many institutions of higher learning could use race as one of the factors in admission to achieve diversity in the classroom.

“Their decision moved the nation backward…and upended decades of precedent that allowed America’s colleges and universities to build…diverse environments,” said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

The Grio reported that Black student enrollment at MIT declined eight percent.

Last year, Black students at MIT made up 13 percent of the total student enrollment.

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