Jefferson Exum discusses recent Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling

Jefferson Exum discusses recent Supreme Court Affirmative Action ruling

School of Law Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum discussed the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision about affirmative action on the digital Michigan Chronicle newscast and WDET’s Detroit Today.

“My reaction was the same as many of us who have been working in legal education towards equity,” Jefferson Exum told Detroit Today. “It was one of disappointment, not surprise.”

University’s statement on the Supreme Court ruling.

Jelani Jefferson Exum speaks from a podium inside of a classroom at Detroit Mercy's School of Law.