The final Tufts Community Union Senate meeting of the semester took place in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room last night with discussion of the final version of the Diversity Report and an announcement regarding the Committee on Student Life's (CSL) justified departure" policy.
TCU Diversity Council Affairs Officer Darien Headen announced that the final version of the school's Diversity Report was released on Thursday and is set to be implemented beginning next semester. Senate members discussed some critiques of the report, such as its use of the term "non-Anglo" to group members of many marginalized communities together in one category, which had upset senators. Additionally, several senators argued that the report credits the administration, rather than student activism, with the creation of the Africana major and Asian-American studies minor.
The CSL reported that a final decision has been made regarding the school's "justified departure" policy, following a semester-long comprehensive review. The results will be announced early next semester.
TCU President Joe Thibodeau congratulated the Senate members for reaching the final meeting of the semester and encouraged them to continue doing research for their projects over winter break
