Black students across many universities impacted by anti-DEI orders are finding new ways to keep their graduation traditions ...

at 6 p.m. for the first "Ascension Citywide Black Graduation Ceremony.” We are encouraging Black undergraduate, graduate and professional students to don their regalia and join classmates and ...

An African drum procession. Fraternity members barking in celebration. Black kings adjusting each other’s proverbial crowns.

Once tassels have been turned from the right to the left, the caps tossed into the air, and the valedictorian has delivered their most moving, standing ovation-worthy speech, you know graduation is ...

Elyse Martin-Smith began meeting with her classmates at Harvard University last summer to plan the annual Black student graduation hosted by a campus group she leads. The ceremony was set to be a ...

A community-organized Black graduation ceremony called "Ascension" will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, in response to predominantly white institutions (PWIs) canceling similar events.