Swastika and anti-Semitic comments scrawled on desk in Vanderbilt U library

A swastika and anti-Semitic comments have been found scrawled on a study carrel in the main library at Vanderbilt University, according to the university.

The campus police have opened and investigation and said it will share information with the Metro Nashville Police Department, as well as the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the FBI, the university says.

“We wholeheartedly reject anti-Semitism and its symbols, and the abhorrent ideology associated with this act of vandalism has no place on our campus. Vanderbilt does not tolerate language or actions that are bigoted or intended to intimidate anyone in our community. We remain deeply committed to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all,” the university says in a statement.

No suspects have so far been identified in the incident, police tell the daily newspaper The Tennessean.

— JTA