A photograph of graduating students seated during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. They are wearing graduation regalia.

A photograph of graduating students seated during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. They are wearing graduation regalia and the stage is partially visible ahead of them.

A photograph of graduating students seated during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. They are wearing graduation regalia.

A photograph of graduating students seated during the UNT Multicultural Center's People of Nia ceremony. They are wearing graduation regalia.

A photograph of graduating students seated during the UNT Multicultural Center's People of Nia ceremony. They are wearing graduation regalia.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing her full graduating regalia, including a blue stole with gold detailing and green, yellow, and red striped sections. She is holding her cap in front of her and it is bedazzled on top with the words "UNT 2014". There are several flags from different countries behind her.

A photograph of a student at a UNT Multicultural Center award ceremony. She is wearing her full graduating regalia, including a blue stole with gold detailing and green, yellow, and red striped sections. There are several flags from different countries behind her.

A photograph of a young man standing behind a podium at a UNT awards event. He is on a raised platform and is wearing his graduating regalia, which includes chords and an honors stole. On the front of the podium is a sign with the UNT logo on the front.

A photograph of student groups at the 2015 UNT International Parade on campus. They holding up the Grenadian, Brazilian, Ghanaian, and Russian flags and boards that read "Grenada", "Netherlands", and "Ghana". The Hurley Administration Building and tents are visible through the trees behind them.

A photograph of a light green t-shirt at the Clothesline Project hosted by the UNT Multicultural Center. A student is painting a message that reads "You should NEVER be ashamed, It was not your fault... BE STRONG".

A photograph of Jody's Fountain in the UNT Library Mall in front of Willis Library. The water in it has been dyed green and there are students sitting on the ledge around it and walking past.

Photograph of a green shirt from the Clothesline Project at the University of North Texas, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a light green shirt laying flat on a table, with someone's hand holding a bottle of white shirt paint over it. The shirt says "You should never be ashamed, It was not your fault...Be strong." The Clothesline Project was started in Cape Cod, MA, in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women and serve as a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions. The Clothesline Project takes place multiple times during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Students and community members may create a shirt which allows each survivor to tell their own story, allowing those who are still suffering in silence to understand they are not alone.

Photograph of a group of people at the 2018 Lavender Graduation, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a group of six people sitting around a black table. The two furthest on the left are the graduates in their outfits with purple stoles around their necks, rainbow stripes on the ends of it. On the farthest right is a young man in a striped sweater, to his left another young man and the two people in the middle older woman. Behind them is a long table of refreshments, and on their right another table of people partially seen. Lavender Graduation ceremonies have a rich history and began with the first Lavender Graduation at the University of Michigan in 1995. The first Lavender Graduation ceremony was created by Dr. Ronni Sanlo, the Director of the Lesbian and Gay Programs Office at the University of Michigan. Dr. Sanlo, who had been denied admittance to her children’s commencement ceremonies because of her sexuality, realized there were no recognition ceremonies to honor the lives and achievements of Queer and Trans students. With the extra stress and pressure placed upon Queer and Trans college students, Lavender Graduation ceremonies are an important rite of passage …

Photograph of a group at APAEC 2012, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a big group of over 20 people posing closely together, standing up. Some of them wear lanyards over their necks. They are all Asian Americans, and stand in what appears to be a lobby area of a building. APAEC stands for Asian Pacific American Empowerment Conference, an annual event held by UNT.

A photograph of students gathered for a group photo at the 2015 UNT International Parade on campus. They are all holding their flags and signs for Bangladesh, China, and Eritrea. Some are wearing traditional outfits from the countries they represent as well.

A photograph of student groups at the 2015 UNT International Parade on campus. A few are on the ground in the middle of the groups and others are holding up the French, Grenadian, Brazilian, Ghanaian, and Russian flags and boards that read "Grenada", "Netherlands", "Mali", and "Brazil". The Hurley Administration Building and tents are visible through the trees behind them.

A photograph of people gathered on the stage and the projection screen during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. The screen has a list of students on it and the border is a design similar to the stoles.

A photograph of people gathered on the stage and the projection screen during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. The screen has a list of students on it and the border is a design similar to the stoles.

A photograph of people gathered on the stage and the projection screen during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. The screen has a few paragraphs of text and an image on it. The borders are made with a pattern that resembles the stoles.

A photograph of people gathered on the stage and the projection screen during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. The screen has text and a border that matches the design of the stoles.

A photograph of people gathered on the stage and the projection screen during the UNT Multicultural Center's La Raza ceremony. The screen has text and a border that matches the design of the stoles.

Photograph of a group of people outside doing community service, held by UNT Special Collections. The image shows a couple of people kneeling on the ground outside on some dried up grass, an orange bucket by them. On the top left side of the photo two women are seen from the back by the red brick building. All these people wear the same white t shirts.

A photograph of students on stage during the La Raza ceremony in UNT's Lyceum auditorium. They are arranged in several rows and are wearing their UNT regalia, including serape stoles. A picture of the UNT Library Mall at night is projected on the wall behind them with the words "La Raza Graduation" in green in the center.

A photograph of students gathered on the stage after the UNT Multicultural Center's People of Nia ceremony. They are all wearing their regalia, including their new stoles, and are arranged in rows for the group picture. The projection screen behind them reads "People of Nia - Ceremony - " and has the stole's pattern on the border.