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Columbia University is planning to hold six additional graduation ceremonies for students according to their race and other aspects of how they identify.
The New York City school s website details graduation ceremonies for Native, Asian, Latinx and Black students taking place for Columbia College, Columbia Engineering, General Studies and Barnard College at the end of April. Another dubbed FLI Graduation is for first generation and/or low income community. The school also hosts a Lavender graduation for the LGBTIAQ+ community.
Due to coronavirus restrictions, the ceremonies will take place online. It s unclear when the separate ceremonies were announced, but Sunday was the deadline for nominating individuals in Columbia College, Columbia Engineering and General Studies for the Multicultural Affairs Graduation Cords.
The ceremonies will provide a more intimate setting for students and guests to gather, incorporate meaningful cultural traditions, a spokesperson for the Ivy League school said.
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In the old days, they’d call it segregation. Nowadays separate but equal is considered woke – especially on college campuses.
Take for example Columbia University. Fox News reports that in addition to its official commencement ceremony, the Ivy League school is hosting six different graduation ceremonies this year based on things like income level, race and ethnicity.