From the President

Monday, January 23, 2017

“I met with Oklahoma State University African American student leaders today to discuss recent racially insensitive posts on social media. These students are understandably frustrated and concerned, and so am I.  On behalf of the OSU family, I apologize for the hurt these incidents have caused.

“As the President of OSU, I want to be clear that intolerance or discrimination of any person or group is not acceptable on this campus or in our society. Instead, we welcome and value all students.

“I commend our students for their peaceful protest outside my office today. Their reaction should be an example of how the campus can move forward in addressing the matters of inclusion, diversity and equality. And, we are committed to working with our students to develop more effective training in diversity.

“We are working with the students involved in these incidents to help them understand the consequences of their inappropriate actions.

“We all must learn from these incidents and bring positive change to our campus. We had meaningful dialogue today and we will continue to improve OSU’s efforts to be a more inclusive university.”

Burns Hargis

Students are encouraged to review OSU's Cowboy Community Standards and Digital Citizenship tips.