WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State University is stepping up police patrols and taking other safety measures following a spate of racial incidents that culminated this week when a black man’s car parked near campus was scrawled with racist graffiti.
The president of the Black Student Union says minority students generally don’t feel safe on campus. But he says the school is taking steps toward more inclusion.
Kansas State says it is reviewing the need for additional cameras across campus. The school is also making progress on a multicultural student center and hiring two top leadership positions tasked with diversity issues on its campus in Manhattan, a city about 50 miles (81 kilometers) west of Topeka
The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation into Wednesday’s graffiti incident as a possible hate crime.