PASADENA, Calif. (TND) — Pasadena City College (PCC) in California will host an “UndocuGraduation” next week for "undocumented" students, according to a listing on its website.
The event will honor the graduates with a ceremony, dinner and “entertainment.” Hosting the ceremony is the school’s Dream Resource Center, which provides free legal immigrations services, scholarships and “priority academic counseling.”
"Undocugraduation celebrates our undocumented students’ educational success at Pasadena City College," the listing reads. "Join us in commemorating your academic accomplishments along with friends, family, and your peers."
The ceremony is one of several segregated graduation events planned throughout the coming weeks, according to PCC's website. The school will also host a Lavender Graduation ceremony honoring LGBT students along with individual ceremonies for Black and Asian grads.
Multiple other California colleges have also offered "UndocuGraduation" ceremonies, according to the websites of California State University, Long Beach and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
PCC did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The National Desk (TND) Monday.
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Identity-based graduation ceremonies are becoming more common at schools across the country. At North Carolina State University, students recently received the opportunity to participate in its multicultural graduation ceremony devoted to creating an “inclusive space.” Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technologyand St. John’s University also got the chance to participate in a Lavender Graduation this year.
Segregated events and opportunities in higher education have frequently drawn backlash from critics. The American Medical Association in December offered 10 scholarships under its "Physicians of Tomorrow" program devoted to recognizing "a diverse cohort of medical students." The move drew outrage from Ian Kingsbury, the Director of Research for national medical advocacy group Do No Harm.
"The AMA should abandon the idea of segregated medicine and instead rededicate itself to focusing on race-blind policies and practices that best serve the medical profession and patient care," Kingsbury told TND in a statement.
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