NDSU Community,
We’ve been made aware of another potential hate speech incident involving an email that has been posted on social media. The matter has been referred to our Equity Office for investigation. Please know that we investigate all such matters and take legally permissible actions.
The crisis task force had its initial meeting yesterday, and we will be having another meeting tomorrow meeting to specifically discuss future campus communications involving hate speech. This is a complicated question involving multiple federal laws and the first amendment, and I look forward to the discussion.
I understand that hate speech incidents can make our students, faculty and staff of color feel unsafe. I want to remind all of our campus community members that our NDSU police force regularly patrols campus. In addition, please remember that NDSU provides an escort service, which is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In addition, the NDSU provides the Pathlight security app. You can find information about the app here.
I want to reiterate that NDSU stands against hate speech. It has no place in the NDSU community. Each of our students, faculty and staff of color are important members of our community, and they deserve to study, work and live in safety.