AFFINITY GROUP

UMass campuses offering segregated Lavender Graduations for LGBTQ-identifying students

Several UMass campuses will be offering the identity-based celebrations.

By Brendan McDonald '25
Apr 22, 2024

Segregated graduations separate students by identity

The list of 17 'Lavender,' 'Latinx,' and other identity-based commencements compiled by Campus Reform includes both…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Apr 20, 2023

UC San Diego hosts ‘Black Graduation,’ ‘Xicanx/Latinx Graduation'

Students can participate in a 'Black Graduation' with the Black Resource Center or the Raza Resource Centro’s 'Xica…

By Haika Mrema '24
Apr 18, 2023

Student leaders demand 'wealthy and white' frat houses become ‘affinity housing’ for 'marginalized' students

The student union president authored an article recently that outlined the proposal.

By Alexis Purpura '22
Jan 10, 2022

Networking summit is only for students who 'self-identify' as 'BIPOC'

The summit is focused on creating a 'community space' for BIPOC individuals and will address 'the realities of bei…

By Corey Walker '26
Oct 19, 2021

Future teachers will be separated into White, BIPOC affinity groups at this education college

Bank Street Graduate School of Education recently created 'affinity groups' for white students and 'students of col…

By Ben Zeisloft
Sep 30, 2021

'Anti-Racist White Affinity Group' wants to lessen BIPOC colleagues' 'emotional labor'

Pacific University's affinity is group is for any staff or faculty 'identify[ing] as white or has white privilege.'

By Corey Walker '26
Sep 14, 2021