University cites diversity to justify racially segregated graduations for different races

University cites diversity to justify racially segregated graduations for different races

Progressive court rulings upheld racial preferences in college admissions based on the notion that they would ensure racial mixing, and based on the assumption that “the skills needed in today’s increasingly global marketplace can only be developed through exposure to widely diverse people.” In reality, reports The Telegraph, there is no evidence that diverse teams do a better job than non-diverse teams, and “hiring more ethnically diverse management teams does not boost profits,” according to a recent study in a scholarly journal that debunked earlier reports that purported to find to the contrary.

More to the point, affirmative action in admissions doesn’t lead to much cross-cultural interaction. Affirmative-action admits tend to interact less with other students, meaning that admitting them doesn’t even result in “exposure to widely diverse people.” Affirmative-action admits often live in heavily minority dorms or housing units, and take easy classes disproportionately taken by people of certain races and demographics, interacting little with most students. Regular students may see little of them until they show up at angry left-wing protests demanding concessions from college officials.

The National Association of Scholars has written often about this phenomenon of “neosegregation,” often encouraged by college officials who create segregated “affinity housing” for particular minority groups, which they do as a favor to activists from these groups.

Minority students even stay to themselves at graduation, thanks to universities that promote segregated graduations for different races while touting “diversity”:

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas hosted five “affinity” graduation events, for Asian and Pacific American, “Latinx,” Native American, African American, and LGBTQ-identifying students this May.

“Please join us for our Affinity Graduations sponsored by Student Diversity Programs; which include APMIE, Latinx, Lavender, and Native Convocation,” the school advertised.

The Office of Student Diversity Programs organized the graduations, which took place from May 7 to May 10.

“We strive to serve a diverse student population, elevating and affirming their identities through an intersectional framework that champions student success,” the office’s mission statement declares.

The office recognizes “Identity Months & Weeks” throughout the year, including “LatinX Heritage Month,” “Womxn’s HerStory Month,” and “Multiracial and Multiethnic Awareness Week.”

The University of Nevada, Reno also offered segregated graduations from May 8 to May 13, including a “Lavender” ceremony for LGBTQ-identifying students, an “Indigenous Graduate Celebration,” and a “Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Graduate Celebration.”

The University of Nevada argues in essence, that while “these events are separate… they’re all totally equal.” But the Supreme Court has frowned on this whole “separate but equal” notion, in its Brown v. Board of Education decision.

The University’s  Office of Student Diversity Programs organized these segregated graduations, which took place earlier this month. It states,
“We strive to serve a diverse student population, elevating and affirming their identities through an intersectional framework that champions student success.” The diversity office promotes “Identity Months & Weeks”, such as “LatinX Heritage Month,”and  “Womxn’s HerStory Month.”

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