Equal Opportunity Office: Bias Review Team

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The Bias Review Team (BRT) was developed with the purpose of documenting and responding to bias-related incidents experienced by community members, and to provide affected community members with support and resources. ...

The BRT’s purview includes complaints involving protected speech, campus climate, anonymous reports, and situations where the identity of the harassing party is unknown. Where appropriate, the BRT will implement responsive measures to alleviate a hostile environment for the impacted party. ...

BRT Review 

BRT is responsible for reviewing alleged incidents of bias that may have created a hostile environment for BU community members. When a hostile environment exists, BRT will recommend responsive measures to address and remediate the hostile environment. Included below is a flow chart explaining the BRT process. 

Hostile Environment Assessment 

A hostile environment exists when unwelcome conduct based on someone’s protected status is severe or pervasive enough to limit their participation in a University program or activity. This conduct can be verbal, non-verbal, physical, or non-physical. EOO and BRT judge the alleged conduct from both subjective and objective viewpoints when determining if it is offensive and creates a hostile environment.