Black Enrollment Jumps at Berkeley Law School

By KATHERINE S. MANGAN

The University of California at Berkeley, which last year had only one black student in its entering law class, announced in August that its minority enrollment had jumped significantly.

The number of entering students from underrepresented minority groups has more than doubled, from 15 in 1997 to 35 in 1998. Of the 35, nine are black. Officials attributed the increase to aggressive

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