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In response to an article published last week, April 5, 2023, called “UM protest rule clashes with trans-rights activists”, Dean Ryan C. Holmes, Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, has elaborated on the story. He says his office did more to help facilitate the demonstration, beginning a month out from the proposed date, March 31, 2023.

The University of Miami endured a tumultuous year of surprises and hurdles: from responding to the coronavirus pandemic to implementing new health practices, to adapting to society’s new normal. The university enrolls more than 17,000 students and employs more than 16,000 people across three campuses: the Coral Gables Campus, the Medical Campus in downtown Miami, and the Marine Campus on Virginia Key. Like many universities, UM was tasked with adapting to remote and hybrid learning environme...