BIAS INCIDENT

EXCLUSIVE: When students accuse peers, staff of discrimination with bias reporting tools

Under the Freedom of Information Act, Campus Reform obtained responses to university bias reporting tools over the …

By Addison Pummill '23
Dec 28, 2021

Surveillance on campus: Universities give students tools to report on each other's COVID violations or 'bias incidents'

Many universities supply tools that allow students to report their peers for incidents involving speech or COVID-19…

By Katelynn Richardson '22
Oct 6, 2021

Students told to report 'negative reactions' to 'Safe Place'

Cornell University is encouraging students to file bias reports against classmates who display “negative reactions”…

By Neetu Arnold
Aug 30, 2017

UMich hiring admin for 'cultural appropriation prevention'

The full-time job, which pays between $46,000 and $57,000, oversees handling of "bias incidents" reported on campus…

By Adam Sabes
Jul 28, 2017

Plastic wrap reported as 'possible hate-bias' incident at UMD

University of Maryland campus police launched an investigation into a discarded piece of plastic wrap Tuesday after…

By Adam Sabes
Jun 28, 2017

Free speech a ‘thorny issue,’ says Duke task force

According to a Duke University task force, Yik Yak creates an unsafe atmosphere for students on campus due to the “…

By Amber Athey
Jun 15, 2016

Grinnell introduces 'hate crime and bias-motivated incidents' reporting system

"Community-wide responses," the policy says, "includes rallies, mediation, facilitated dialogues, discussions in an…

By Joshua Eisen
Apr 13, 2016

Rutgers: No such thing as 'free' speech

Bias acts are "[v]erbal, written, physical, psychological acts that threaten or harm a person or group" on the basi…

By Peter Hasson
Aug 21, 2015

University tells students to dial 9-1-1 over 'bias incidents'

The university defines a bias incident as "a speech, act, or harassing action that targets, threatens, or attacks a…

By Peter Hasson
Aug 17, 2015

Police: Grand Valley State student faked racial bias incident

An unnamed freshman student reported in February that his whiteboard had been vandalized with anti-black graffiti.

By Kat Timpf
Mar 25, 2014