Information to the Academic Community
UCP was today the object of an act of vandalism involving discriminatory content grafted onto the walls of the institution. The university rejects this act of bigotry and reaffirms that it shall continue its educational mission based on the respect for human dignity, on the defense of liberty and cultural dialogue. The university rejects and denounces any form of discrimination, be it racial, gender-based, religious or economic, and shall continue to work for the common good, upholding of social inclusion and cohesion and fighting divisive and discriminatory agendas. The university is filing a criminal complaint with the public prosecutor’s office.
Isabel Capeloa Gil
Rector
Lisboa, October 30
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