Vice President Kamala Harris was admitted to law school though University of California-San Francisco’s Legal Education Opportunity Program for students with “educational disadvantage, economic hardship, or disability,” according to the law school’s magazine.
Democratic nominee Harris is a 1989 graduate of the program, according to a 2018 article in UC Law SF Magazine.
“LEOP offers admission to approximately 50 high-achieving students each year—up to 20 percent of the class—who have experienced major life hurdles, such as educational disadvantage, economic hardship, or disability,” the article says. “The majority are students of color.”
“Besides traditional admissions criteria, such as grades and LSAT scores,” the article continues, “the program also considers students’ overall potential and the obstacles they’ve overcome.”
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