The university said Thursday that they have identified an undergraduate student responsible for hanging a noose from a campus tree . However , officials at the Durham , North Carolina school have not named the student , citing federal education laws . An official at Duke told Daily Mail Online that the student will now face judgement by a panel of peers and faculty members . A University spokesman confirmed to DailyMail.com on Wednesday afternoon that the college is investigating whether there was any wrongdoing in connection with the incident involving the student.
The university said Thursday that they have identified an undergraduate student responsible for hanging a noose from a campus tree . However , officials at the Durham , North Carolina school have not named the student , citing federal education laws . An official at Duke told Daily Mail Online that the student will now face judgement by a panel of peers and faculty members . The student is not currently on campus , but officials would not say if he or she had been kicked off .