Unpacking the data on MIT's incoming class after the end of affirmative action

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says its incoming class will be less diverse than in previous years. The class of 2028 will be made up of 16% Black, Hispanic, Native American or Pacific Islander students, compared with 25% enrollment among those groups in the years 2024 to 2027. The school attributed the drop to the 2023 Supreme Court decision that ended race-conscious admissions in American higher education.

WBUR assistant managing editor of education Suevon Lee joins Radio Boston to discuss the new data.