University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld condemned an incident of a racist remark carved into a bathroom stall found today.

According to an e-mail sent to the campus community, the message was on a bathroom door in Spence Laboratories, which includes space for the department of psychological and brain sciences. It was later sanded down.

“This act is offensive to our community and will not be tolerated,” Harreld said in an e-mailed statement. “An investigation is underway and if the individual(s) responsible are identified, appropriate actions will be taken.”

The e-mail asked anyone with knowledge of the incident to contact UI Police.

“I join with President Harreld in condemning this cowardly and hateful message,” said psychology chair Jodie Plumert in an e-mailed statement. “I am profoundly disappointed that someone would leave this racist message in our building, and agree that such actions will not be tolerated in our community.”