The University of Connecticut Senate voted on Monday night to delay a requirement that all undergraduates take a course on anti-Black racism amid concerns that requiring the course would be considered discriminatory by the Trump administration.

The course was first introduced as a pop-up in 2020 following student advocacy after the Black Lives Matter protests. In May 2023, a proposal was adopted to make the course a graduation requirement for all undergraduates. Since then, the course had been in development, and the requirement had not yet been imposed.

The course has covered such topics as systemic and institutional racism, Black resistance and Black resilience.

The university counsel advised the University Senate that the anti-Black racism course requirement as originally passed coul

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