The Harvard Crimson

Affinity Groups, Don’t Let Harvard Shut Down Your Celebrations

Dalevyon L.J. Knight ’27, an Associate Editorial editor, is a Chemistry concentrator in Adams House. Whether it’s the Trump administration or Harvard’s leaders, there’s no use trying to order away ...
Multi-Housing News

The Vital Role of Affinity Groups in the Multifamily Industry

Teamwork makes the dream work. Image courtesy of pexels.com via Jopwell. In today’s diverse and interconnected world, affinity groups play a crucial role in fostering inclusivity, support, and ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

Engineering Affinity Groups See Decrease in First-Year Student Membership Post-Affirmative Action

Black, Native American and Hispanic student enrollment at Cornell significantly decreased in the first class admitted after the ban on race-conscious admissions. Leaders of engineering student ...
The Harvard Crimson

Campus Affinity Groups Host Welcoming Ceremonies for the Class of 2029

Hundreds of Harvard students and affiliates celebrated members of the Class of 2029 at welcoming ceremonies hosted by campus affinity groups this past week. Black Welcoming Ceremony, hosted by the ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Affinity groups see fewer members but renewed purpose as Brown’s diversity plummets

The Black Student Union prepared for their annual Black Convocation like always — even the seating layout was identical to previous years. But this year, around half of the seats were empty. Following ...
Des Moines Register

Des Moines Public Schools ends some staff support groups after Trump's anti-DEI directives

Des Moines Public Schools has discontinued employee affinity groups after a U.S. Department of Education directive to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs. The U.S. Department of Education ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Film Academy Adds Jewish and Women’s Affinity Groups (Exclusive)

The additions came about following proposals that were made to the organization's board of governors' Equity and Inclusion Committee and ultimately approved by the full board. By Scott Feinberg ...
National Review

Boston Public Schools under Fire for Separating Employees into Racial ‘Affinity Groups’

Trump Walks Back Greenland Tariff Threat, Announces ‘Framework’ of a Deal with NATO Ghislaine Maxwell to Testify Before House Oversight Panel Exclusive: Virginia’s Outgoing GOP Attorney General Jason ...
The Brown Daily Herald

Berkwits ’29: The comfort of affinity groups risks insularity

An hour after moving onto campus this August, I attended a brunch for incoming Jewish first-year students. As I ate, I met like-minded and equally nervous peers while simultaneously being sold on the ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Want to Celebrate Your Culture? Better Clock Out First.

For many Black, Hispanic, Asian, and gay people at the University of Texas at Austin, employee affinity groups have been a source of community bonding and celebration on a campus whose faculty and ...
Kellogg School of Management

Affinity Group Co-Chairs

The APIDA Staff Affinity Group (ASAG) is an affinity space open to any Northwestern staff member, including but not limited to, individuals who self-identifies as part of the APIDA (Asian Pacific ...