What is black graduation?

Black Graduation is an annual program that gives graduates the chance to commemorate and cherish all the accomplishments, memories and challenges throughout their college years.

Is it OK not to attend graduation?

Regardless of what anyone else says, it totally is okay to skip graduation. The only reliable point of a high school graduation ceremony is to get a diploma.

Can you graduate without a gown?

It’s totally absurd – you can’t graduate without a gown, and you have to pay to wear it for an hour!” At many universities, students have to pay not only for their gowns, but also for a ticket to go to their own graduation. Fortunately for those at Kingston University, gowns are not compulsory.

What happens if I miss my graduation ceremony?

The graduation itself is just a ceremony, it has no effect on your grades or credits earned. If you qualify to graduate and don’t go to the graduation ceremony, the school will keep your diploma for you to pick up later, or simply mail it to you.

What percentage of black students drop out of college?

30\% of the dropout rate comes from college freshman dropping out before their sophomore year. In 4-year colleges, 56\% of students drop out within 6 years. Black students had the highest college dropout rate at 54\%. 38\% of college dropouts – the largest majority – said they left due to financial pressure.

What race drops out of college the most?

College dropout rates are based on race as well. Around 38\% of White drop out of college, while 62\% of African Americans and 54.8\% of Hispanics drop out within 6 years of enrollment.

Is Harvard University segregating graduation ceremonies based on race?

A ceremony organized by black students at Harvard was spun into a rumor that the university is segregating their commencement events. Harvard University is segregating graduation ceremonies based on race in 2017. Black graduates at Harvard University are holding a separately organized Black Commencement ceremony.

Why is there a separate graduation for black students?

Knowing this, Black members of the class of 2017 decided to form an individual ceremony. It’s the first of its kind at the school in recent memory and took nearly a year to plan. The separate graduation is an effort to highlight the aforementioned struggles and resilience it takes to get through those.

Is segregation coming to undergrads?

The segregation will include only graduate students this year, but there are plans to expand such racial separation next year to all university students, including undergrads. Shockingly, this is not as rare as it may seem. As noted by BET, “Stanford, Temple and Columbia all have Black student graduations.”