{"id":2127440,"date":"2023-12-17T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T18:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-scrubs-webpage-for-identity-group-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T13:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T18:56:31","slug":"harvard-scrubs-webpage-for-identity-group-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/harvard-scrubs-webpage-for-identity-group-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard removes identity group celebrations from webpage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fharvard-scrubs-webpage-for-identity-group-celebrations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2127440&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Harvard University Removes Racially \u200bSegregated &#8220;Affinity Celebrations&#8221; Page<\/h2>\n<p>Harvard\u2064 University recently faced backlash \u2062for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-left-embraces-separate-but-equal\/\" title=\"The Left supports 'Separate But Equal\">promoting racially segregated<\/a> &#8220;affinity celebrations&#8221; \u2064for \u200cgraduates of various identities. Journalist\u2062 Christopher Rufo exposed this issue, shedding light\u200d on the university&#8217;s actions amid the ongoing \u200bscrutiny \u2064over\u200d anti-Semitism\u2063 on campuses \u2064nationwide.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXCLUSIVE: Harvard provided racially segregated &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yale-law-students-said-a-top-journal-was-racist-admissions-data-suggest-otherwise\/\" title=\"Yale Law Students Said a Top Journal Was Racist. Admissions Data Suggest Otherwise.\">affinity group<\/a>&#8221; celebrations at \u2062its commencement event earlier\u200b this\u200d year. Whites and Jews\u2064 were the \u2064only groups not \u200bprovided with celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>The university\u2063 has now\u2062 deleted this page from\u2063 its website. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZFLF2exvhL\">pic.twitter.com\/ZFLF2exvhL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Christopher F. Rufo \u2694\ufe0f (@realchrisrufo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1735372866118664616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The list of &#8220;affinity celebrations&#8221; for May included LGBTQ+ Graduates, \u2062Arab Graduates, \u200cIndigenous \u200dGraduates, Graduates \u200cwith Disabilities, Latinx Graduates, Black Graduates, and Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Desi-American Graduates.<\/p>\n<p>According \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusreform.org\/article\/harvards-affinity-graduation-page-that-excluded-jews-has-been-deleted\/24514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campus\u200b Reform<\/a>, the deleted page now redirects to \u200bHarvard&#8217;s &#8220;Diversity \u200dand \u200dInclusion&#8221; page. However,\u200b an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230626023641\/https:\/\/edib.harvard.edu\/affinity-graduations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archived version<\/a> reveals the original content. It seems that the page served as a recurring\u2063 platform for &#8220;affinity&#8221; events during \u2063each graduation cycle.<\/p>\n<p>The Internet \u2064Archive&#8217;s\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230323182400\/https:\/\/edib.harvard.edu\/affinity-graduations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wayback \u2063Machine<\/a> \u200cshows that the page\u2063 has been\u2063 visible since at least 2022, and a \u2063&#8221;Frequently Asked Questions&#8221; section confirms \u200dthat these celebrations have been ongoing for several \u200byears.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>While Rufo claimed\u200d that &#8220;Whites \u200cand Jews were the only groups not provided with celebrations,&#8221;\u2063 Harvard University describes these &#8220;affinity celebrations&#8221; as events \u200dthat recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of graduates from marginalized and underrepresented communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire reached out to\u2064 Harvard for comment regarding the deleted webpage.<\/p>\n<p>Harvard University&#8217;s president, Claudine Gay, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to Pre-Pandemic Levels After State Rejected Lockdowns\">faced criticism<\/a> after\u2064 suggesting that\u2062 the context \u200cdetermines whether calling for the genocide of Jews on campuses violates the \u2064school&#8217;s policies on \u2063bullying and harassment. \u200dDespite the backlash, Harvard has stood by its\u2062 president, with Gay\u2063 releasing \u200ca statement emphasizing that calls\u200b for violence or\u2064 genocide against any religious or ethnic \u2064group are unacceptable and\u2064 will be addressed.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What does the swift removal of the racially\u200b segregated affinity celebrations \u200dpage from Harvard&#8217;s website indicate about the \u200buniversity&#8217;s recognition of their inappropriate actions<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200cOups&#8221;>Campus Reform<\/a>, Harvard&#8217;s affinity celebrations were described as &#8220;exclusive\u200c events that bring together members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-yoga-national-yoga-group-says-it-will-not-keep-politics-out-of-yoga-after-chauvin-verdict\/\" title=\"Woke Yoga: National Yoga Group Says It Will Not \u2018Keep Politics Out of Yoga\u2019 After Chauvin Verdict\">historically marginalized communities<\/a> within the larger university \u2062community.&#8221; These celebrations were intended to provide a space \u200cfor students to celebrate their\u200c heritage \u200cand identity, but in doing so, they inadvertently created an atmosphere of\u2064 exclusion and division on campus.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy \u2064arose\u200b when it was revealed that Harvard did not provide affinity celebrations for two specific \u2064groups: white graduates and Jewish graduates. This exclusion was seen by many as \u2063discriminatory and went against the \u200cprinciples of \u2064inclusivity and\u200c equality that universities should\u200c strive for.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Rufo, a journalist who \u200chas been \u200bcritical of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/arizonas-public-universities-ditch-dei-hiring-statements-in-huge-free-speech-win\/\" title=\"Arizona's public universities drop DEI hiring statements, securing a significant victory for free speech.\">critical \u2062race \u200ctheory<\/a> and identity politics, brought attention to this\u2062 issue on\u2062 social media. In a tweet, he\u2063 revealed\u200b that Harvard \u2064had \u2063provided racially segregated \u2064affinity celebrations \u200bat its commencement event earlier in the\u2063 year, with \u200dwhites\u2064 and\u2062 Jews being the only groups \u200cnot provided \u200bwith celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>After Rufo&#8217;s tweet gained traction, \u200dHarvard \u2063quickly removed the page advertising\u2063 these affinity celebrations\u200d from its website. This swift \u200baction suggests that the university realized the inappropriateness of their actions and wanted to distance themselves from the controversy.<\/p>\n<p>While it is important to acknowledge and celebrate the diverse identities of \u2062students, it should not \u200cbe done at \u200dthe expense of excluding others. By providing affinity\u2064 celebrations for certain groups while excluding\u200d others, Harvard\u2063 unintentionally perpetuated a form\u2063 of segregation.<\/p>\n<p>Universities have a responsibility to create a campus environment that is inclusive and welcoming to \u2064all students, regardless of their race, ethnicity, or religion. Affinity celebrations, \u200dif\u2062 done correctly, can \u200cbe\u2062 a\u200b positive \u200bway for\u200b students to come together and \u2064celebrate their shared experiences. However, \u2063they should never be used as a means to separate and segregate students \u2063based on their\u200d identities.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200dremoval of the racially \u2064segregated affinity celebrations page\u2063 from Harvard&#8217;s website is a step in the right direction towards fostering a more inclusive\u200b campus community. It serves as a\u200c reminder to \u200buniversities nationwide to carefully evaluate their actions \u200dand \u2064policies to ensure\u200b that they\u2064 are promoting equality and inclusivity for\u200b all students.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 conclusion, the \u200dcontroversy surrounding Harvard&#8217;s racially segregated affinity celebrations highlights the importance\u200b of promoting inclusivity and equality on college campuses. While it is crucial to celebrate the diverse identities and experiences\u200d of\u2064 students, it should never be done at the expense of excluding others. Universities have a responsibility to create a welcoming \u200cand inclusive environment for all students, and the removal of the racially \u2064segregated affinity celebrations page is a crucial step towards achieving that \u2064goal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harvard University removed a webpage promoting &#8220;affinity celebrations&#8221; for graduates of different identities. 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