Comments on: Identity Group Graduations

By: Steve Verdon

Steve Verdon — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:10:40 +0000

The graduations are by *academic department*, because UCLA is huge. Of course that's hard to plan.

Uhhh, no, not quite. In looking over the schedule of graduation it becomes patently clear that the graduations are by "school"--e.g. The School of Dentistry, the School of Public Affairs, and the College of Letters and Science--as well as by department. While one could argue the first two are actually departments the Collegel of Letters and Science incorporates many departments.

By: G.A. Phillips

G.A. Phillips — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 17:13:10 +0000

Whoops! Knowing that the right-wing tends to talk out of their ass when it comes to higher education? As apposed liberals who are talking asses on every subject. Million's of people around this world have higher educations in what, me thinks that it is sh-t that others liberals have made up, and the fact that they form gangs on sex, color, and or liberal religious components to study it, is a good thing why?

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:56:24 +0000

BTW, I can only assume that Bainbridge DOES know better, and is spreading disinformation for political purposes. He has to attend some of these ceremonies, after all.

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 16:54:26 +0000

Whoops! Knowing that the right-wing tends to talk out of their ass when it comes to higher education, I decided to look up the facts. And, to no surprise, John Leo is full of crap.

Here's the schedule: http://www.commencement.ucla.edu/schedule.cfm

The graduations are by *academic department*, because UCLA is huge. Of course that's hard to plan. The student-group "commencements" aren't commencements at all -- they're parties. Student groups throwing graduation parties? What is this world coming to?

Leo's just playing on latent resentment that minorities and women are allowed to get higher education. James, you work in higher ed, right? This should have set off your bullshit alarm.

By: spacemonkey

spacemonkey — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 06:40:50 +0000

King's dream has come true.

By: just me

just me — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:58:29 +0000

Granted it has been almost 20 years since I graduated, but there was only the one graduation, although each individual college held a reception and ceremony where we actually got our diplomas.

There wasn't a race, gender, or some other identity graduation ceremony. Shoot the women's and African American studies were part of the college of social sciences, and both were in their infancy (not sure where they are now).

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:48:00 +0000

I was at the Penn graduation a few weeks ago. There were separate ceremonies for the different schools, but identity politics were limited to the wearing of special stoles for the different honor societies, some of which are ethnically based. I didn't find that obnoxious in the least.

By: Go Pundit Go » Blog Archive » Segregation at UCLA

Go Pundit Go » Blog Archive » Segregation at UCLA — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:54:25 +0000

[...] h/t James Joyner, who notes, "I was under the impression that the purpose of graduation ceremonies was to celebrate a common achievement." [...]