Bias Incident Reporting
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
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Bias Incident Response at Indiana University
Indiana University is committed to creating welcoming, inclusive, and respectful campus communities where everyone can thrive and do their best work—a place where all are treated with civility and respect. If you experience, witness, or are aware of a bias incident, submit a report to alert the university. ...
What is a Bias Incident?
A bias incident is any conduct, speech, or expression, motivated in whole or in part by bias or prejudice meant to intimidate, demean, mock, degrade, marginalize, or threaten individuals or groups based on that individual or group's actual or perceived identities. ...
What You Can Expect
A campus team of trained university officials privately reviews all submitted bias incident reports with responses typically 1-2 business days of reporting an incident.
The university's response includes:
- Conversation(s) centered around the incident and impacted person(s)
- Refer reporter to appropriate campus offices that can effectively respond
- Refer impacted to support resources
- Incident assessment, response plan
- Ongoing support and check-ins