Colleges Are Canceling Affinity Graduations Due to Anti-DEI Policies. Here Is How Students Are Preserving the Traditions | News Channel 3-12

Colleges are canceling affinity graduations due to anti-DEI policies. Here is how students are preserving the traditions

Universities across the country have canceled and withdrawn support for affinity graduations due to threats from President Donald Trump if they do not end diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.

Harvard Affinity Groups Plan Commencement Celebrations Without University Support

At least six Harvard affinity groups will host unofficial celebrations for students graduating next week following the University’s decision to revoke funding and space for the annual traditions.

Harvard ended support for affinity graduations. These students kept the tradition alive

These ceremonies are not unique to Harvard and celebrate graduates from marginalized identities.

Perfect Love: Lavender Ceremonies in the Age of Trump

Colleges and universities around the country are in full celebratory mode as they navigate graduation season. My social media timelines are full of friends sharing cap and gown pictures of their children and themselves, celebrating various milestones in their lives. Some schools have chosen to keep a graduation ceremony that I’d never heard of before: a Lavender Ceremony. It honors the LGBTQ+ students graduating from college. The first Lavender …