
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln chancellor has acknowledged racism exists on his campus and is encouraging the campus community to attend a Black Lives Matter protest scheduled for Thursday.
Chancellor Harvey Perlman sent a campuswide email Tuesday that said the university is not “purposefully racist” but also says students of color experience racism there.
Perlman says he’ll attend the protest and wants students and staffers to join the Black Lives Matter movement Thursday in order to ensure “our university successfully supports equal opportunities and an inclusive environment for all students.”
Last week University of Nebraska President Hank Bounds wrote in an email to all 65,000 university system employees and students that “when one of us is mistreated, we all suffer.”