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<p class="MsoNormal">This is indeed a great idea and a controversial one. The supporting article also adds some clarity to the debate. I personally don’t see as problematic as some in the article points out.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The difficulty in doing so at many colleges is that the numbers of graduating students of color just don’t warrant the expense and planning for a small group of students. My push back is that we generally don’t see an issue with “Pinning
Ceremony’s” HS Programs and other and other small cohorts of students because we generally see them as specialized and predominately “White”.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I suggest we convene a small Task Force to discuss and create a strategy to explore further to ascertain viability and or a path forward that does not create a separate but equal debate but honors the accomplishments of these deserving
students from their community.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’m open for further discussion on this topic.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Humbly,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 30, 2023 2:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Garza, Luz <lmgarza@columbiabasin.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Thoughts on Multicultural Graduation<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I scheduled a conversation with various representatives across my campus on Monday regarding a multicultural event on campus. In preparation, I've been exploring what the
history of the event is at our campus and elsewhere.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">CBC has held this event the last few years, but people have reported to me that they were planned in haste which means we may have missed the mark on its intention. I
also heard that there was some pushback about it encouraging segregation and a step backward for equity. While the benefits of such events can be quite meaningful for participants, I know this debate is the case at other college campuses as well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/college-segregating-graduation-ceremonies-race-sparks-anger-1789278">College Segregating Graduation Ceremonies by Race Sparks Anger (newsweek.com)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/posts-misrepresent-columbias-multicultural-graduation-ceremonies/">https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/posts-misrepresent-columbias-multicultural-graduation-ceremonies/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/18/more-universities-holding-segregated-graduation-ev/">https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/apr/18/more-universities-holding-segregated-graduation-ev/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.calstatelausu.org/ccc-cgc">University-Student Union (calstatelausu.org)</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you don't have one, why not?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I appreciate anything else you can share on the topic. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">With care,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;background:white">~Dr. Luz</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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