Thought some context could be helpful as I know people are evaluating Lehigh for their college choice. (BTW I had a great undergrad experience and received 2 job offers before graduating). I suspect, but am in no way “in the know”, that much of what @“Greenwood Hall” mentioned is a direct result of Lehigh and the Office of Civil Rights coming to an understanding about an complained filed a few years ago.
In 2014 there where a number of protests over the spray painting of a racial slur on a multicultural house as well as perception of campus culture:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/lehigh-university-racial-incidents_n_4620075.html
A complaint was filed with the Department of Education and Lehigh had fear of “sanctions” if found guilty. To avoid this, Lehigh reached an agreement with the Department of Education that requires them to be more proactive in educating and reporting on racial issues:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/02/lehigh-federal-investigation-racism_n_5922080.html
I suspect the Office of the General Counsel is the entity within Lehigh that has been tasked with ensuring that Lehigh remains compliant with the agreement with the DOE and thus has to be aggressive as they answer to the DOE. I’m also sure Lehigh does not enjoy being in the position it is in. For what its worth, I know a number of other institutions of Lehigh’s caliber require attendance at events that have a common theme to what @“Greenwood Hall” mentioned.