As an investigation into whether police used excessive force in breaking up a University of Maryland commencement party gets underway, U-Md.’s president sent a message to the campus community Thursday describing the inquiry and acknowledging the “outcry” and complaints about racism he has been hearing. “This incident compels us to confront the reality that African-Americans, and other persons of color, experience bias and unequal treatment in everyday life,” Wallace Loh wrote. “Members of my staff have met with some of the students who were at the party. These students shared their anguish, anger, fear, and trauma.”

May 27, 2016 ・ From The Washington Post