100PercentFedUp.com By Amber Crawford
ALLENDALE, MICHIGAN – A university in Michigan, Grand Valley State, has announced that it will be holding five individual graduation ceremonies this year. These ceremonies won’t be separated by college or major, but rather by race and sexual identity.
In an email to its graduating students, Grand Valley State wrote,
“Grand Valley hosts five unique celebrations annually designed to honor our diverse graduates. These programs complement the university commencement ceremonies and are an opportunity to come together and acknowledge Laker accomplishments in the spirit and traditions of our diverse identities and cultures”
The different groups that the special ceremonies are being held for are Asian students, Black students, Latino students, LGBTQIA+ students, and Native students.
