[SeekAndFind]

But, But, But ....

To be fair to Fox News, Columbia University’s website fostered this misconception by referring to the celebrations as “graduations.” A page entitled “Multicultural Graduation Ceremonies: Graduate Registration” lists these events:

• Native Graduation: Sunday, April 25 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Lavender Graduation (LGBTQIA+ community): Monday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m. EDT
• Asian Graduation: Tuesday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. EDT
• FLI Graduation (First-generation and/or low income community): Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Latinx Graduation: Thursday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Black Graduation: Friday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

That page is also the first result for a search for “graduation” on Columbia’s website. Only a deeper dive on the website would allow the casual browser access to “Class Day” pages with information on the main graduation ceremony for each college.

Confusion about these events allowed conservatives to explain the threats of Marxist critical race theory.

[max americana]

“FLI Graduation”

FLI? Does that stand for Fag liberal idiot?

[DIRTYSECRET]

I could attend 3 of the 6 graduations. 3 parties.

[teevolt]

I sure don’t hold Ivy League degrees with the same regard as I did in the past.

[100%FEDUP]

This is a case of backtracking on Columbias part.

[right way right]

Black graduation is last because otherwise they wreck things for everyone else. Makes sense to me.
It seems to be what they do.

[Moltke]

My take-away from that listing is that only the Asian students can be expected to be up and around at 10 a.m.

All the others - late afternoon/early evening.

Draw your own conclusions...

[bgill]

Once again, no special event for those who self identify as broccoli.

[FreeReign]

Why the Columbia University 'Segregated Graduations' Story Isn't the Outrage Many Are Making It Out to Be

Native Graduation: Sunday, April 25 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

Asian Graduation: Tuesday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. EDT

Latinx Graduation: Thursday, April 29 at 6:00 p.m. EDT

Black Graduation: Friday, April 30 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

Geez. what skin color group is missing here? How is Columbia not being white inferiorist. How is this still not an "outrage".

What ever happened to discrimination by the color of one's skin being bad?

[stylin19a]

Thanx for this
These are additional celebrations besides “Commencement” and Class Days.
They’ve been doing this since at least 2017.
This year they added FLI - pronounced FLY(”F”irst generation,”L”ow “I”ncome).

I haven’t been able to find “why” all these have been added or exactly when,
Just a WAG here...Maybe a compromise - Harvard allows segregated graduations and Columbia students wanted ‘em also ?

seems to be a big deal

https://www.qwant.com/?q=First-generation%20and/or%20low%20income%20community&t=web