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Adrian Gomez Ramos addresses students, staff, and faculty at an inclusion-centered open forum.

Commencement attire revamped to include approved dress

MITCHELL LIERMAN April 7, 2021
UNK administration loosened a dress code restriction that limited graduation commencement attire to academic regalia last month. The change in policy follows a student government resolution calling for the change and a forum on inclusion and respect directed by senior vice chancellor for student and academic affairs Charles Bicak.

Letter to the Editor: All Talk, No Action: UNK Administrators are Failing Us

ADRIAN GOMEZ RAMOS March 22, 2021
I attended Senior Vice Chancellor Bicak’s conversation regarding campus inclusion and respect on March 11 to express my concerns over the university administration’s unwillingness to permit us students to wear graduation stoles that represent our diverse cultural identities and various student organizations at our Commencement Ceremony. I was extremely disappointed to learn that soon after the conversation Dr. Bicak led, Senior Advisor to the Chancellor Dr. John Falconer sent an email restating the current policy that strictly academic-related regalia may be worn at commencement.
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