Barack Obama graduated J.D. magna cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1991. He was also president of the Harvard Law Review.
No, Tom Cotton did not graduate magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. He earned his Juris Doctor degree in 2002 but graduated with honors, specifically cum laude.
Nowadays, only 10% of students graduate magna cum laude or higher. It was substantially easier to get magna a few years ago.
Barack Obama can put that in his resume.
Uh.... Think about it, there is one graduation every year, which means there is one magna cum laude every year (if indeed there is only one) Harvard has been arouond for almost 300 years. Do the math. People should not answer questions when they know nothing about the subject. There are three Latin degrees indicating outstanding achievement: cum laude (with distinction), magna cum laude (with high distinction), and summa cum laude (with the highest distinction). At Harvard School of Law, only 10% of each graduating class graduates magna cum laude, and only one student graduates summa cum laude. Where President Obama is concerned, it is possible he graduated second in his class when he received his degree magna cum laude.
Barack Obama entered Harvard Law School in late 1988, this would make him 27-years-old at the time. He later graduated magna cum laude in 1991.
B.A., Political Science, Columbia University, 1983 J.D. magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1991
The Graduate degree AB magna cum laude is an honors degree. It is in the area of Arts and Sciences.
He was named the editor of the Harvard Law Review, an honor only given to a top student who has great potential in the legal profession. He also graduated Magna Cum Laude, meaning his grades were in the top 10% of his class at Harvard.
Mr. Obama graduated from Harvard Law School in 1991, with academic honors.
While that information has not been made public, we do know that he graduated from Harvard "Magna Cum Laude"-- this sort of academic honor is given only to the top 10% of Harvard students.
At most colleges and universities, students can graduate with Latin honors. Cum laude, Summa cum laude, and Magna cum laude are the honors distinction.
B.A., Political Science, Columbia University, 1983 J.D. magna cum laude, Harvard Law School, 1991