Last year, a big hubbub was made over Harvard’s Black Graduation.  So much criticism occurred over the mistaken impression that Harvard was hosting a “segregated” ceremony.  While the undergraduate students had a long history of organizing a last-minute cocktail party for the graduating seniors and their families, the organizers of the conference imagined a venue with keynote speakers, good food, a stage, and most importantly, a ceremony that invited parents to walk across the stage with their student. 

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