In a message titled “Condemning Racism” posted on the U.’s website, President Ruth Watkins said a banner was found on the George S. Eccles Legacy Bridge on Saturday and stickers showed up elsewhere on campus earlier in the week. She said two separate groups labeled as white supremacists by the Anti-Defamation League were responsible.
She did not reveal what the banner and stickers said, but noted the university has an ethical obligation to call out hate speech.
“Let me be clear, while our campus is an open forum where individuals may express their views, the rhetoric used by these groups does not align with or reflect the University of Utah’s values,” Watkins wrote.