Campus Racial Incidents

Racist Graffiti Found Written in Chalk on Sidewalks at the University of Oregon

The slogans included "Deport Them All" and "End White Guilt." African Americans are just 2 percent of the undergraduate student body at the University of Oregon.

White Supremacists Post Flyers and Banners at Southern Methodist University

The flyers and banners contained messages such as "Reclaim America," "No more tolerance, no more diversity," and "White men! Save your people."

University of Maryland Outlines New Procedures for Dealing With Incidents of Hate or Bias

The new protocol is aimed at ensuring a coordinated response, providing support to impacted community members and guaranteeing transparency with the campus community. The university’s Office of Diversity & Inclusion will hire a hate-bias response coordinator to assist with these efforts.

Racial Slurs on a Car Near Kansas State University Were a Hoax

Racial slurs were found scrawled on a car near the campus of Kansas State University. In addition to racial slurs, the phrases "go home," "date your own kind," Whites only," and "die" were written on the car. It turns out that the Black man who owned the car wrote the slurs.

Student Expelled From the University of Hartford After Allegedly Harassing Black Roommate

A White woman student at the University of Hartford in Connecticut was expelled from school and faces criminal charges after she posted on social media that she had done several things to intimidate her Black roommate.

Halloween Horrors: Students Put on Racist Costumes at Several Colleges and Universities

It seems like every Halloween there are numerous incidents of college students dressing in racially insensitive costumes. This year is no different.

Two Incidents of Racial Hate at Framingham State University

Racial slurs were found on posters hanging in a residence hall at Framingham State University in Massachusetts. Two days later a racial slur was written in marker on the dormitory room door of two African American students.

Racial Incidents Lead to Student Protests on the Campus of Boston College

Two Black Lives Matter posters were defaced on the campus of Boston College. Signs were later found on campus that showed a picture of Uncle Sam with the caption, "I want you to love who you are. Don’t apologize for being white."

Many Instances of Racial Hate on College Campuses

It didn't take long for racial hate to rear its ugly head on college campus this fall. Hate crimes have occurred on a number of campuses.

White Supremacist Fliers Were Posted on the Webster University Campus

Fliers promoting a White supremacist group were posted throughout the campus of Webster University in St. Louis. Blacks make up 16 percent of the undergraduate student body at the university.

Racist Flyers Are Posted on the Campus of Weber State University in Utah

The flyers were recruiting students to the Alt-Right movement and declared that "diversity is a code word for White genocide."

University of Maryland Takes Steps to Combat Hate and Create a Safer Campus

In response to incidents of perceived racial bias on campus, the University of Maryland has announced an action plan to "combat hate and create a safer campus."

Women’s College in Georgia Confronts Its Racist Past

At Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, hazing rituals which included women in robes and blackface and wearing nooses around their necks continued into the late 20th century.

Princeton University Scholar Cancels Speaking Tour After Receiving Death Threats

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor of African American studies at Princeton University, cancelled a series of public events after she received death threats after she gave the commencement address at Hampshire College in Massachusetts.

Murder of Black Student Prompts University of Maryland to Take Action

Richard Wilbur Collins III, a 23-year-old Black man who had just been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army was stabbed to death on May 20 as he was waiting for an Uber driver at the University of Maryland College Park.

Racism Rears Its Ugly Head on Several College and University Campuses

As series of racist incidents occurred on college campuses across the United States in recent days. Here are some examples.

Student Protests Grip the Campus of Salem College in North Carolina

The women's college in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has a student body that is 22 percent Black. The student protesters maintained that faculty had used the word "nigger" in class and claimed that the college "fosters a culture of racism, sexism, and elitism."

North Carolina State University Establishes a Bias Incident Response Team

The new organization encourages members of the community to report incidents of bias and offers support to victims of such incidents. The team does not conduct bias incident investigations, which will still be handed by law enforcement and other university authorities.

Anti-Defamation League Report Documents Rise in Hate Group Activity on College Campuses

Since the beginning of the academic year last fall, there have been at least 107 incidents where White supremacist fliers have been posted on the campuses of colleges and universities across the United States.

White Supremacist Posters Put Up on Campus of Indiana University

The flyers portrayed the message of Identity Evropa, a White supremacist group that maintains a post office box in Oakdale, California.
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