An Emory University law student has been banned from campus upon the discovery of multiple violent and racist emails threatening students.
Concern spread among law students and alumni on Sunday (April 19) after a series of emails sent by a student, identified as Milano Wayne by the Atlanta Black Star, to a professor began circulating among the student body, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.
The emails, which date back to March, reportedly contained several racial slurs, threats of violence against minorities, and language aligned with several white supremacist groups and ideologies.
Jerome Miller, who graduated from the law school in 2024, said students deserve to feel they can work and thrive in a safe environment, since law school is already such a high-pressure setting.
"My mind automatically assumes that the use of a racial slur includes a potential for violence that comes along with it," Miller said.
The university has also publicly condemned the messages and states that the student has been permanently banned from all campus and off-campus activities.
“There is no place in our university for harassment, threats, and bullying,” Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Badia Ahad and Emory Law Dean Richard Freer wrote in an email to Emory students on Sunday. “Any behavior that hinges on stereotypes, or that suggests any students are undeserving or less valuable to our community because of their physical characteristics, abilities, belief systems, personal identities, or racial or ethnic backgrounds, is indefensible.”
Despite the ban, students are reportedly dissatisfied with the university’s approach to the investigation.
According to the Emory Wheel, the same student had previously been banned from campus for social media posts similar to the emails, prompting an increased security presence around the law school. However, the university reportedly still allowed the student to attend classes remotely.
“A lot of the abominable beliefs this student espouses were semi-public, too -- available with just a quick Google search,” former Emory Student Bar Association President Kylie Doyle wrote in an email shared to the Emory Wheel earlier this year. “Yet he was admitted and allowed to come to campus all the way until January when the malice became unavoidable.”
Doyle claims the university has known about the student’s beliefs since September 2025.
Ahad and Freer added that they are currently conducting an internal disciplinary process on conduct and harassment, per Emory Wheel, and will keep students updated as the investigation continues.
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