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Black college seniors graduating into soft labor market and reduced DEI practices
The class of 2025 faces an uncertain future, but they also say they are seeking jobs in companies where “I’m wanted, not ...
Black graduating students have their own celebration after anti-DEI cancellation
A group of students at the University of Kentucky organized their own special graduation celebration after the school ...
Black graduation ceremonies are under attack. We will celebrate our students. I Opinion
Cruel Black graduation bans at Kentucky universities have forced the creation of Louisville's community funded ceremony to ...
Black students are a minority within a minority in the CSU system | Opinion
Black students report higher levels of racial microaggressions and face persistent gaps in retention and graduation rates.” ...
Ohio State's Black graduation celebration persists despite cancellation threats from DEI cuts
DEI rollbacks threatened to end Ohio State's Afrikan American Farewell Celebration. Then alumni and student organizations ...
Harvard Cuts Funding For Black Graduation And Other Affinity Celebrations, Renames DEI Office Amid Clash With Trump
Harvard University has announced it will no longer fund community-based events during commencement ceremonies.
Louisville's Black graduates honored at first 'Ascension' ceremony amid anti-DEI policies
The ceremony was organized in response to a Kentucky bill that bans DEI policies in higher education, including affinity ...
NYC students score far below state, national averages on SAT, marking some of the lowest score in years
New York City students continued to score far below the rest of the state and country on the SATs, with some groups averaging ...
Trump's anti-DEI push doesn't stop Black Kentucky grads from holding an off-campus celebration
President Donald Trump's push to eliminate diversity initiatives on college campuses didn't stop minority students at the ...
Black students are increasingly less likely to get a first or 2:1 than their white peers
The awarding gap is the difference between the proportion of white and Black and ethnic minority students awarded a first ...
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Black graduation ceremonies are under attack. We will celebrate our students. I Opinion
A community-organized Black graduation ceremony called "Ascension" will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, in response to predominantly white institutions (PWIs) canceling similar events. PWIs offer ...