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Letter to the editor: Celebrating the university’s diversity isn’t enough

Related Topics: Bill Burton, Lavender Graduation

In the face of more and more ICE arrests occurring every day, our students, both international and domestic, need more than the reassurance that our campus is diverse.

An email titled “Celebrating our Diverse and Inclusive Campus” was sent out to students on May 7 by the University of Louisville’s Office of Communications and Marketing, with a message from the newly installed president, Gerry Bradley.

Ironically, this message was sent the day after President Bradley’s interview with Louisville Public Media’s Bill Burton, where the canceling of the university’s Lavender Graduation, a long-standing graduation ceremony recognizing the achievements and contributions of LGBTQ+ students, was swept under the rug with hypotheticals.