The “Environmentalists of Color Scholarship” at University of California Berkeley has been renamed following a federal civil rights complaint, but this does not resolve the issue, according to the advocacy group which first raised concerns.
Now called “Rooted in Joy,” the scholarship includes the goals of bridging “institutional gaps in resources and funding for students to increase retention” and “[building] radically inclusive social and environmental justice spaces on campus,” according to its website.
It also aims to “financially support passionate students working in the intersection of communities of color and the environmental field at UC Berkeley.”
The university, up until recently, said the scholarship aimed to “financially support students of color working in the environmental field at UC Berkeley.”