The New York Times: Noose Found at Columbia
A hangman’s noose was found attached to the office door of a black member of the faculty at Teachers College at Columbia University, according to a memo sent yesterday by the college’s president to students, teachers and staff members. The president, Susan Fuhrman, said the incident had been reported to the city police and was being investigated by the Hate Crimes Task Force. She wrote that she and the college “deplore this hateful act, which violates every Teachers College and societal norm.” Joe Levine, a spokesman for the college, declined to name the professor. Lee C. Bollinger, Columbia University’s president, said in a statement, “This is an assault on African-Americans and therefore it is an assault on every one of us.”
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