Two months ago, The Miami Herald exposed hundreds of racist, sexist and antisemitic messages—including some discussion of killing Black people—exchanged in a WhatsApp group chat that included mostly conservative-identified students.
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Two former College Republican leaders at Florida International University who were involved in a group chat dubbed “Nazi Heaven” won’t be allowed to step foot on campus for two years, The Miami Herald reported Wednesday.
The suspensions come two months after the Herald exposed hundreds of racist, sexist and antisemitic messages—including some discussion of killing Black people—exchanged in a WhatsApp group chat that included mostly conservative-identified students.
After the revelations, FIU officials said the university would “not tolerate violence, hate, discrimination, harassment, racism or antisemitism.” However, members of the chat received no immediate public consequences, which led some students to accuse FIU president Jeanette Nuñez of applying a “double standard,” because the university did charge other students with campus conduct violations for peacefully protesting FIU’s partnership with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
