University of Chicago officials say they are investigating neo-Nazi posters that appeared at various locations around campus Dec. 4.
The posters featured an illustration of Adolph Hitler surrounded by swastikas and read, "No degeneracy, No tolerance, Hail victory" and were by a group calling itself the Atomwaffen Division, according to Chicago Maroon. The group claimed credit for the posters on Twitter dec. 4.
In a statement to Windy City Times, a university spokesperson Marielle Sainvilus said, "The University is aware of this material, which was found and immediately removed at multiple locations on campus yesterday morning [Dec. 5]. We are investigating the incidents."
According to student reports from social media, one of the locations targeted was building that is home to the University's Center for Gender and Sexuality and Center for Study of Race, Politics and Culture.
The Atomwaffen Division bills itself as an organization spreading "awareness" through "unconventional means." Among the postings on the group's Twitter feed is a video, posted Nov. 21, of someone burning a rainbow flag supposedly retrieved from the Pulse nightclub.
Posters similar to those found at University of Chicago have appeared on the campuses of Old Dominion University, Suffolk University, University of Central Florida and Boston University.
Chicago Maroon's article is at bit.ly/2gKumqm .