Racist graffiti found on Kent State University campus plaque Kent State University By Rachel Vadaj | April 1, 2021 at 8:41 PM EDT - Updated April 2 at 11:05 AM
KENT, Ohio (WOIO) - Kent State Police are searching for the person who wrote a racial slur on a campus plaque.
KSU President Todd Diacon said university officials were made aware of the vandalism on Wednesday and immediately began a criminal investigation.
The president condemned the âracist defacing,â saying, âthis act of vandalism comes from a place of hate, and Kent State will not tolerate it.â
In response to the incident, the Kent State Anti-Racism Task Force will host a virtual Town Hall to announce a series of actions that will be taken immediately to continue to dismantle racism at the university.