Stephen L. Ball, who is from Detroit, has been chosen to be Harvard Law School’s Dean of Students, making history as the first Black male to hold the position in the institution’s 205-year history.
According to reports, Ball is the first Black man to serve in the role at the school since its inception in 1817. He was the second Black person to serve in the role overall since the first one had been a Black woman.
Ball earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Michigan. He was the first to ever graduate college in his family. He then attended Harvard Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2010.