PHILADELPHIA _ Villanova University's Department of Public Safety is investigating a reported incident in which a black female student was assaulted by white men as they ran toward her yelling, "Trump, Trump, Trump!"
According to a university source with knowledge of the attack, it occurred Thursday night as the female student, who has not been identified, was walking through a tunnel on campus.
There, she the men, who allegedly ran toward her, shouting the name of the president-elect. One man knocked her to the ground, causing her to hit her head, the source said.
According to Radnor police, the woman was not seriously injured but remains shaken. The men involved in the assault were not identified.
In an email to the university community, the Rev. Peter M. Donohue, Villanova's president, said he was "deeply disturbed by several reports of members of our community using our nation's political process as a justification for behaviors and language aimed to intimidate or humiliate other people."
In a separate statement, the university said it "finds this conduct deplorable and considers this racist behavior that runs completely counter to our values."
The incident is one of a string of hate crimes, assaults and racist messages across the nation and region after the election.
