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Ethnic studies to be required at largest US public college

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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2018, file photo, Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, D-San Diego, talks with Sen. Steven Bradford, D-Gardena at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Students at California State University, the nation's largest four-year public university system, will need to take courses in ethnic studies under legislation advanced on Thursday, June 18, 2020, a move by lawmakers to impose new graduation requirements that the colleges want to set themselves. "For over 400 years, we have sanitized and white washed history," said Sen. Steven Bradford, who presented the legislation authored by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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Posted at 3:25 PM, Jun 18, 2020
and last updated 2020-06-18 18:25:45-04

(AP) — Students at California State University will need to take courses in ethnic studies under legislation advanced Thursday.

The state Senate passed the new graduation requirements for the nation’s largest four-year public university system amid objections.

The university is resisting the legislature setting curriculum rules, and says it is in the middle of reforming its ethnic studies courses.

For supporters, debate over the bill took on more urgency amid the uproar over racism after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Senators said the new rules would ensure students learn the complete picture of American history and the experiences of marginalized communities.

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