As diversity, equity and inclusion become increasingly hot-button issues both on and off-campus, one organization is out to remind students that disabled students are also part of the conversation.“A lot of the times when we're talking about DEI, we're forgetting about disability within that inclusion,” said Anais Moyal, a senior majoring in biochemistry and co-vice
In response to an article published last week, April 5, 2023, called “UM protest rule clashes with trans-rights activists”, Dean Ryan C. Holmes, Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, has elaborated on the story. He says his office did more to help facilitate the demonstration, beginning a month out from the proposed date, March 31, 2023.
University of Miami transgender-rights activists were unable to participate in a walkout Friday, March 31, to celebrate the International Transgender Day of Visibility and protest Florida anti-transgender legislation also passed in the Florida House that day. The walkout, planned a week in advance, conflicted with university policy, requiring that students request an available space and get the action approved through a form and interview.