School leaders at St. Thomas say the university is actively investigating a racist message allegedly left on a student’s door, in a dormitory, on Friday, October 19. The racist act happened when a first-year, African-American student, living in Brady Hall, found a message spray-painted on his door. The message included a racial slur and told him to “go home.”
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“I was so mad I walked inside, grabbed an all-purpose cleaner, and just scrubbed it off,” he [said]. “I thought later I did not even take a picture of it. What a dummy. But I was so pissed off.”
This of course caused conflict around the entire school, and also in the neighborhood. The president of the university created a plan to counter racism on campus as hundreds of students and faculty members staged a sit in.
He said he has received an outpouring of support from students and faculty in recent days. After he considered transferring to another campus, he said, “I decided I am not going anywhere.”
The president’s “Action to suppress the racism” includes
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Encouraging faculty to address race in the classroom
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Launching an anti-hate campaign
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Offering trauma resources focusing on students of color
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Increasing the diversity of campus counselors
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Providing anti bias training to all students, staff, and faculty this academic year
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Bringing in an outside organization to assess the campus’ climate and diversity efforts
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St. Thomas is still investigating the Brady Hall incident and is trying to address a problem that is happening all too often across the United States, in recent years.
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