Columbia University hosting 6 separate graduation ceremonies based on income level, race, ethnicities

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Our department held a virtual graduation last May, and it was interesting. We're a department with 3 programs. Our ceremony was all together. We did it by Zoom and the cool thing was many more student's families were able to attend and in the process we heard many stories...such as one family, so proud of their daughter, who was a first generation college graduate, and raised by a single mother. Another immigrant family who's son was also first generation. There were black students, white students, Asian students...all celebrating their achievements together.

thats nice but what does it have to do with the topic??

did you separate by color of skin or income levels??

You’re being obtuse or you’re really stupid.
The point was that segregating is pointless and unnecessary.

 

[Coyote]

Our department held a virtual graduation last May, and it was interesting. We're a department with 3 programs. Our ceremony was all together. We did it by Zoom and the cool thing was many more student's families were able to attend and in the process we heard many stories...such as one family, so proud of their daughter, who was a first generation college graduate, and raised by a single mother. Another immigrant family who's son was also first generation. There were black students, white students, Asian students...all celebrating their achievements together.

So the opposite of what Columbia is doing?

Yes. And the University as a whole, did a ceremony where the only divisions are by college/program/degree I think. There are always sororities, fraternities, clubs and student organizations that can host their own celebrations I'm sure - but the university's ceremony not separated.

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

Our department held a virtual graduation last May, and it was interesting. We're a department with 3 programs. Our ceremony was all together. We did it by Zoom and the cool thing was many more student's families were able to attend and in the process we heard many stories...such as one family, so proud of their daughter, who was a first generation college graduate, and raised by a single mother. Another immigrant family who's son was also first generation. There were black students, white students, Asian students...all celebrating their achievements together.

So the opposite of what Columbia is doing?

Yes. And the University as a whole, did a ceremony where the only divisions are by college/program/degree I think. There are always sororities, fraternities, clubs and student organizations that can host their own celebrations I'm sure - but the university's ceremony not separated.

That is how it should be. A Nation divided cannot stand...

 

[ESay]

What an awkward decision. Maybe by this move the university's 'authorities' admit that some tensions between various racial and social groups exist there. And they couldn't find a better way to cope with that.

 

[PoliticalChic]

Today, it's all about separating people.

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."

Columbia University hosting 6 separate graduation ceremonies based on income level, race, ethnicities | Fox News

Does this mean we are not human beings..........., snicker?

Not that we're not human beings.....it's that humanity counts for nothing.

"We must rid ourselves once and for all of the Quaker-Papist babble about the sanctity of human life." Leon Trotsky

I am embarrassed for Columbia.