Fairfield University in Connecticut is announcing a set of actions in response to a racially insensitive party the school discovered students held off-campus over the weekend.
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The private, Jesuit and Catholic school of about 5,100 is responding to the gathering that some news outlets dubbed a "ghetto-themed party." The campus about 60 miles northeast of New York City said that the following would take place this week:
The Office of Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs will hold extended evening hours to discuss the incident with students
Student leaders were holding an emergency meeting Monday night to plan a student forum focused on the incident
Faculty and administrators are planning a dialogue on the incident open to the campus community
"We expect that our students, faculty and staff maintain the highest level of respect for one another," the school said in a statement. "We will be investigating this matter immediately, and will take appropriate actions as soon as the facts have been determined."
The party took place at a house on the beach and and the school learned about it through social media, Jennifer Anderson, the school's vice president of marketing and communications, told the Connecticut Post. "We are working to understand the details," Allen said.
Sophomore Ammol Tabassum, a sophomore, told the Post that the party goes against Jesuit values. "It is truly disappointing to see my fellow students behave in such a manner," she said.
Junior Joe Harding told the Post the party was held at a residence where a number of lacrosse players live.
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