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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Annie Ma

3 top law schools quit US News rankings over equity concerns

AP2002

The University of California, Berkeley's law school on Thursday joined the law programs at Harvard and Yale in pulling out of U.S. News & World Report's rankings over concerns that they punish efforts to attract students from a broad range of backgrounds.

Deans of all three law schools said the magazine’s influential ranking system is biased against programs meant to increase socioeconomic diversity, support lower-income students, and encourage the pursuit of public service.

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