Dean Paul Caron Quoted in "Students of Color Are Driving a Spike in Law School Applications" -- Reuters Legal

Dean Paul L. Caron is quoted in the Reuters Legal article, "Students of Color Are Driving a Spike in Law School Applications." The article discusses the unprecedented surge in applications to U.S. law schools, with a 33% increase for the fall 2021 cycle compared with the previous year, with the trend among Black applicants even stronger.

Excerpt from "Students of Color Are Driving a Spike in Law School Applications"

Paul Caron, the Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law dean and a regular analyst of law school application data, said last week that Pepperdine has seen a 54% increase in applicants for fall 2021, following a record set the previous year. The number of Black applicants has doubled over the previous year, he said.

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