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

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By Sam Dorman | Fox News


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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."

Columbia University did not immediately respond to Fox News' request for comment, and it's unclear whether the ceremonies would necessarily exclude individuals of other races or backgrounds. The university is also hosting what appears to be a more general commencement ceremony on April 30.

Last month, Young America's Foundation flagged a "Whites-only caucus" event scheduled to take place at Elon University. It was intended to "give white people a space to learn about and process their awareness of and complicity in unjust systems without harming their friends of color," according to an email distributed by the university.

The university said the event was organized by a group of students and eventually did not take place because it would have been "at odds with university policies."

[FBD]

segregation is back in style, but its ok this time because the progressives are ushering it in

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idiotic

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Last month, Young America's Foundation flagged a "Whites-only caucus" event scheduled to take place at Elon University. It was intended to "give white people a space to learn about and process their awareness of and complicity in unjust systems without harming their friends of color," according to an email distributed by the university.

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Benjamin Zeisloft | Pennsylvania Senior Campus Correspondent - Campus Reform


Columbia University in New York City will host virtual graduation ceremonies segregated by race, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status, in addition to its main commencement ceremonies for all students.

In order to “provide a more intimate setting for students who self-identify in a variety of ways," the Ivy League school said these programs are a way to “complement” the main ceremonies.

The additional virtual ceremonies include the “Native Graduation Celebration,” “Lavender Graduation Celebration" for LGBTQ students, “Asian Graduation Celebration,” “First-generation and Low-Income student Graduation Celebration,” “Latinx Graduation Celebration,” and “Black Graduation Celebration.”

The university faced swift backlash for promoting segregated graduation programming.

“Congratulations are in order for liberals and @Columbia University for successfully bringing segregation back by packaging it as ‘diversity inclusion,’” wrote conservative commentator Candace Owens. “Just one question: which ceremony do bi-racial children attend?”
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“The endpoint of critical race theory: segregation,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) reacted.
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As previously reported by Campus Reform, Cotton sent a letter to then-Attorney General Bill Barr in 2020 asking that the Department of Justice investigate the rising trend of segregation on the nation's college campuses.

Columbia issued a statement in response to the backlash.

“Reports today and previous tweets misrepresent our multicultural graduation celebrations, which exist in addition to, not instead of, University-wide commencement and individual school Class Days,” wrote the school on Twitter.
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“These events are important, intimate and welcoming spaces for students aligned with these groups to come together to celebrate their achievements if they wish,” said the university. “They are organized in tandem with students and student groups. In most instances, these celebrations evolved from ceremonies originally created by students and alumni.”

“They are open to every student. They are voluntary. And they have become a highly anticipated and valuable part of the Columbia graduation experience,” added the university.

Campus Reform reached out to Columbia University on Tuesday for additional comment. A university spokesperson provided the same statement as was issued on Twitter.