Campus Racial Incidents

Davidson College Investigating Racist Tweets Allegedly Posted by Students

Davidson College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in North Carolina, is investigating racist and anti-Semitic tweets. The Davidson College Sailing Team reportedly has removed two of its students due to connections with the racist tweets.

Racial Slur Found Written on a Blackboard in a Vanderbilt University Lecture Hall

The Vanderbilt University Police Department is still conducting its own investigation and has notified the Metro Nashville Police Department, the Tennessee Fusion Center, and the FBI.

White Student at Historically Black North Carolina Central University Posts Racist Comments

The student used a racial slur in a post on Facebook. She also stated "wish I could take credit" under a screenshot of a story about explosive devices that were sent to the residence of President Obama.

University of South Alabama Suspends Student, Fires Employee After a Racial Incident

A student at the University of South Alabama in Mobile confessed to hanging a bicycle and two nooses in a tree outside a campus dining hall. Additionally, a dining hall employee was fired after an offensive tweet concerning the incident was posted from the university's official dining hall twitter account.

University of Maryland Creates a “Safe Space” for White Students

A flyer from the University of Maryland's Counseling Center stated that the group, called White Awake, was a place for "White students to explore their experiences, questions, reactions, and feelings" on race.

African American Cheerleader Files Suit Against Kennesaw State University in Georgia

Tommia Dean, a former cheerleader at Kennesaw State University, is suing the university for violating her right to freedom of speech. Last season Dean knelt during the playing of the national anthem to protest police brutality directed against African Americans.

Consortium of College and University Journalists Looks at Hate Crimes in America

The 2018 investigation, conducted by students from 21 colleges and universities, analyzed the federal National Crime Victimization Survey and found more than 2.4 million cases of hate crimes from 2012 to 2016.

Racial Slur Written on a Sign Outside the Center for Black Culture at Duke University

A sign on the outside of the Center for Black Culture at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, was defaced with a racial slur. The sign was immediately covered and will be repainted.

Princeton Review’s List of Colleges With Little Race/Class Interaction

Among the Princeton Review's 384 Best Colleges, Providence College in Rhode Island was rated as having the least race/class interaction. African Americans are just 4 percent of the undergraduate student body at Providence College.

Thousands of People at Vanderbilt University Receive Racist Emails

Thousands of students, faculty and staff at Vanderbilt University received racist emails from a White supremacist group. The university was able to discover that the emails were sent from external systems using sophisticated masking techniques to hide who sent the messages.

Employee of Smith College Calls the Police After Seeing a Black Student in a Common Room

The student was sitting in a common room on campus eating her lunch. The employee, who the college has not named, called police to say that an individual who "seemed to be out of place" was on campus.

Racist Instagram Post Leads to Student Protests at St. John’s University

After a racist photo was posted online, students on the Staten Island campus of St. john's University staged a protest. The protesters were allegedly told to "go back from where you come from" and were taunted by White students with racial slurs.

A Series of Racial Incidents at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana

A racist threat was found in a restroom on campus. A student dressed in blackface and wearing an offensive sign was seen at a local bar, and a racial slur was spelled out in stones at the DePauw Nature Park.

Student Newspaper Exposes Racist Fraternity Initiation Video at Syracuse University

The university said 18 students had been "removed from academic participation" due to the video. A spokesperson said that "alternative class and study arrangements will be made for these students as the judicial process moves forward."

Racially Insenstive Photos Posted by Fraternity Members at California Polytechnic State University

The photos included a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity dressed in blackface and other members dressed in what was referred to as "gangsta" attire.

Lehigh University Student Charged With Ethnic Intimidation of Roommate

Racist graffiti was scrawled on the walls inside a dormitory room shared by two students at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Later, one of the two roommates was arrested and charged with ethnic intimidation, institutional vandalism, and criminal mischief.

Racist Graffiti Found in a Residence Hall at Kettering University in Flint, Michigan

On two occasions, racist graffiti was founded written on the wall in a bathroom at a residence hall at Kettering University. The graffiti targeted African American students. African Americans make up 3 percent of the undergraduate student body at the university.

Racist Posts on Social Media Reportedly Made by Students at the University of Pittsburgh

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Pittsburgh is looking into a series of racist posts on social media that were included in a group message by several university students.

University of Alabama Expels White Woman After She Posted Racist Videos

A White woman student from New Jersey at the University of Alabama was expelled from the educational institution after she posted racist videos on social media.

Racists Signs Posted on the Campus of the University of South Carolina

One of the flyers read: "You stupid monkeys handed Trump the White House, the minute you handed Hillary the nomination." The second flyer stated in part, "Dumb Black Asses just pull the lever for whomever the party machine says to.”
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