The Coloradoan reported Wednesday the photo appeared on Instagram over the weekend with a caption referencing Wakanda, the setting for the movie “Black Panther.”
University President Joyce McConnell and other administrators said in a statement the photo “caused a great deal of pain” because of the racist history of blackface. Officials say they plan to hold discussions and other events in response to the post.
Colorado State has confronted a handful of racial incidents in recent years, including a student recounting discrimination, protesters chanting a Nazi slogan and a paper noose found in a dorm.