OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ) – UW-Oshkosh officials are responding to the latest case of racially-motivated behavior on campus.
Dean of Students Art Munin says the incident targeted an African American student in one of the dorms.
“An unknown person scratched the ‘n-word’ into the metal plate that has the room number, outside of her door.”
Munin notes other incidents have been reported in the past.
“People either being called the ‘n-word’ on campus or students reporting other identity-based targeting. There has not been a pattern to it.”
In response to the recent incident, African American and Latino groups on campus held a Wednesday night event so members of the UW-Oshkosh community could make their voices heard on what has been happening on campus and in the world.
“To make some positive, proactive plans for ‘what can we do in order to further this dialogue and make this to be a more open and inclusive place.’”
Munin notes the school offers various programs that teach against this sort of behavior.
“Bystander intervention training. We have our ‘safe training’ in order to increase the skill base and the dialogue on campus. Then we have a host of diversity trainings that occur.”
Munin says the graffiti was immediately removed and notes they are still looking to find the person responsible.
