- Columbia University has been blasted for offering students graduation ceremonies based on their ethnicity, income level, and sexual orientation
- Graduates will be able to go to six other commencements in spring
- Events are for black, LGBTQ, Native, 'Latinx', low-income, and Asian graduates
- Multicultural Affairs department announced six additional ceremonies, which will be held in addition to the main commencement on April 30
- On social media, conservatives said the ceremonies were form of 'segregation'
- Others defended the events, saying they were organized by students
Columbia University has been slammed for 'bringing back segregation' after announcing additional commencement ceremonies for students based on their ethnicity, income level, and sexual orientation.
The six virtual ceremonies, which will be staged in addition to the general campus-wide commencement event, were announced by Columbia’s Multicultural Affairs department.
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