Law enforcement investigating after vandalism, hateful messages found on Emory University's campus, president says

ATLANTA — Emory University's campus was vandalized on Saturday as ongoing, the university's president, Gregory Fenves, said that late Saturday evening, when students and faculty were assembled on the Quad, several people allegedly approached the Convocation Hall and spray-painted hateful messages on the building's exterior walls. Fenves said that several other structures were also vandalized.

The president said Saturday's incident follows similar vandalism that happened on the Quad last Monday. He also said it has become clear to him that the university is navigating a divide between people who want to express themselves peacefully compared to others who, he said, seek to use the campus to promote division.

"Incidents like this -- perpetrated by those who aim to disrupt and divide us -- must be rejected and condemned at Emory," he wrote. Fenves said the Emory Police Department is working with other law enforcement agencies to investigate and that he is continuing to gather facts to update others on steps being taken to address what has occurred.

"This is a distinctly emotional and challenging time," he wrote."As we engage in important conversations about how we move forward, we must not allow hatred to overwhelm the many peaceful and thoughtful voices at Emory." WTLV would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.

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