The President of the University of Connecticut says he has expedited the search for a cultural diversity officer in response to a recent racial incident on campus.
On Monday two white UConn students were arrested and charged with shouting a racial slur outside a campus apartment complex. The incident was caught on video and led to protests at the school.
Uconn President Thomas Katsouleas told the school’s board that he supported the protestors.
“I listened to the students on Monday in their march to the center of campus. And I could see and hear and feel their pain. And my heart breaks for them and for our entire community. Because an insult to any group or identity is an insult to all of us and our core values.”
Katsouleas says he’s engaged students, faculty, and staff in the search for a chief diversity officer for the school.
According to U.S. Department of Education statistics, UConn’s student population is 60% white and just 6% African American.
