Harvard Law: Percentage of Black and Hispanic Students Drop in Class of 2027

Harvard Crimson: “The share of Black students enrolled in Harvard Law’s J.D. Class of 2027 fell by more than 4 percentage points compared to the previous year, according to enrollment data released by the school on Monday.

The Class of 2027 was the first class admitted after the Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in university admissions.

According to the data, which was submitted to the American Bar Association, the number of Black students enrolled in HLS’s first-year class decreased from 43 students the previous year to 19.

The number of Hispanic students also decreased from 63 to 32 students — a 4.3 percentage point decrease. Meanwhile, the number of Asian students in the 1L class climbed by more than 5 percentage points, going from 103 to 132 students.

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Georgetown Law Dean Stepping Down in June

Washington, DC: “William M. Treanor, Dean of Georgetown Law and Executive Vice President of Georgetown University, announced today that he will step down from his position on June 30, 2025, when his current five-year term concludes at the end of this academic year, and that he will become a full-time member of the faculty. Treanor, a constitutional law scholar who holds the Paul Regis Dean Leadership Chair, has served as the Law Center’s dean since 2010 and is one of the longest-serving deans in the school’s history.

“It has been an extraordinary privilege to have served as dean,” said Treanor in a message sent today to the Georgetown Law community. “I was drawn to Georgetown by our compelling educational mission, and that mission is as important to me today as it was then.”

In announcing his decision, Treanor said that as dean he had focused on recruiting and supporting a diverse, dynamic and mission-driven student body, building up one of the most distinguished and innovative law faculties in the country and ensuring that Georgetown had the campus and facilities that would advance its great academic ideals, and that he was proud of the school’s achievements in these areas. Yesterday, he announced that the ongoing fundraising campaign for Tsai Hall, a new flagship academic building, had passed the $100 million mark, the milestone set by university leadership as the threshold for moving ahead with plans to begin construction.

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Vanderbilt Law Lands $10-Million Dollar Commitment

Nashville, TN: “Vanderbilt Law School has received a $10 million commitment from Sara J. Finley, JD’85, to advance Vanderbilt Law School’s leadership in the study of how law, regulation and policy impact equality, equity and opportunity for women.

“This is an extraordinary gift that will advance our understanding of the ways in which law and policy shape our experiences in leadership, in the workplace and across so many other spheres,” Provost C. Cybele Raver said. “Sara is such a remarkable, pathbreaking corporate leader and Vanderbilt Law School alumna. I am so very grateful to her for her vision, generosity and support of our school.”

The gift will be used to establish a chair and to endow a program for research, education and advocacy relating to equal rights, equal opportunity and nondiscrimination.”

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