A student at Duke University has admitted to hanging a noose from a tree on the college campus last Wednesday.

An undergraduate student at the prestigious private university, who used a rope to create a hanging noose, was identified with information provided by other students during an investigation conducted by campus police and the office of student affairs. School spokesman Michael Schoenfeld said that an ongoing investigation will continue to find out if others were involved in the incident, reports The New York Post. In the meantime, officials say the student has been removed from the campus.

"The student will be subject to Duke's student conduct process," said school officials in a statement Thursday afternoon, reports The Washington Post. "The university continues to review the circumstances of the incident to determine if additional individuals were involved."

The release added that "Duke continues to coordinate with state and federal officials about potential criminal violations."

However, officials declined to publicly name the student responsible for the symbol of hate and racism, claiming that the culprit is protected under federal privacy laws.

Pictures of the noose quickly spread on social media after it was discovered around 2 a.m. in the plaza outside the Bryan Center, near a campus student union.

Students and faculty members also held a rally Wednesday afternoon, chanting "We are not afraid. We stand together." after pictures of the noose were passed around on social media.

"You came here for the reason that you want to say with me, 'This is no Duke we will accept. This is no Duke we want. This is not the Duke we're here to experience. And this is not the Duke we're here to create,'" Duke President Richard Brodhead told hundreds of people gathered at a forum held on the steps of Duke Chapel, close to where the noose was discovered, reports CNN.