Princeton's president speaks out about the arrest of a black professor over a parking ticket

The president of Princeton University is speaking out after a professor of African-American studies at the school was arrested during a traffic stop last week.

Professor Imani Perry, who is black, has claimed she was mistreated by police officers because of her race. She was patted down by a male officer and handcuffed to a desk after being arrested for over a 3-year-old parking ticket, she said on Twitter.

The president of Princeton, Christopher Eisgruber, released a statement online on Tuesday responding to the incident, Planet Princeton reported.

"Many on our campus and around the country have expressed understandable concern about the arrest this past weekend of Professor Imani Perry, who is a respected scholar and beloved teacher at this University," the statement read.

The letter continued on to say that Eisgruber also shared these concerns. Following Perry's arrest, she tweeted about her experience.

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