in-review
Feb 8, 2022
School of Medicine Seminar Zoom Bombing
An unknown individual (or group of individuals) disrupted an online seminar and took control of the sound and share screen function, disabled host controls, and drew a swastika on the screen.
resolved
Jan 19, 2022
Marriott Library Book Defacement
A library staff member found biased comments written in a returned book.
in-review
Jan 11, 2022
Black Cultural Center Bomb Threat
A crisis center call line in Hollywood, California, received a call alleging a bomb was placed in the Black Cultural Center in the Fort Douglas area of the University of Utah campus.
in-review
Dec 19, 2021
Instagram-Reported Racial Incidents
The University of Utah Racist and Bias Incident Response Team became aware, through an Instagram post, of a potential racist incident in an on-campus residence hall.
in-review
Dec 10, 2021
Chapel Glen Parking Lot Defacement
A car parked in the Chapel Glen parking lot was found with a racial slur and bullying language written in the dust on the windows of the car.
monitoring
Nov 23, 2021
Hate Crime at Residence Hall
A university contractor was making a delivery when two students shouted the N-word and threw sunflower seeds and coffee pods at the individual.resolved
Sep 7, 2021
Discord Server Harassment
Three unknown individuals joined the Muslim Student Association Discord channel and began using racist language and sharing racist memes and images in an attempt to “troll” the channel and its members.resolved
Sep 7, 2021
Antisemitic Text Message
A member of the campus community reported that they received a text message from an unknown phone number, which contained hate speech against the Jewish community.
resolved
Sep 2, 2021
Stadium Tunnel Poster Vandalism
An individual reported that one of the posters related to the Ute Proud campaign had been vandalized.
resolved
Apr 1, 2021
U of U Health Medical Facility Assault
A patient at a University of Utah Health medical facility verbally and physically assaulted staff members.
resolved
Mar 15, 2021
Anti-Police Posting
A poster with offensive words in Spanish and a negative portrayal of a police officer was posted in a public-facing office window of a building on Presidents Circle.
resolved
Feb 19, 2021
Dream Center Zoom Bombing
During a webinar, Zoom bombers used racist language in their audio feeds, targeting the Black community, as well as offensive speech and imagery targeting members of the Muslim community.
resolved
Jan 29, 2021
Extremist Militia Group Decal at Construction Site
A contractor working on a University of Utah construction site, noticed a decal for the “Three Percenters” on the company vehicle of a subcontractor.
resolved
Jan 28, 2021
Harassing Library Phone Calls
An unknown individual attempted to have a library employees repeat the title of a book which included the N-word.
resolved
Jan 18, 2021
Lassonde Parking Lot Defacement
A parked car in the Lassonde Studios' parking lot was found defaced with racial and anti-LGBTQ+ slurs.
resolved
Dec 9, 2020
Kahlert Village Vandalism
Reported vandalism of Kahlert Village's common area included a public display of a slur directed at the LGBTQ+ community.
resolved
Dec 2, 2020
Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Zoom Bombing
An unknown group of individuals “zoom bombed” a meeting using racist and offensive language and imagery targeting the LGBTQ+ community and members of the LDS Church.
resolved
Nov 25, 2020
Divestment Committee Zoom Bombing
An unknown group of individuals “zoom bombed” a meeting using offensive sexual and racist videos, statements, images and hate speech in the text chat and annotations.
resolved
Nov 7, 2020
School of Music Zoom Bombing
During a masterclass on African American art song, an unknown group of individuals used offensive language and racist hate speech in their audio feeds and text chat directed at the Black community.resolved
Sep 17, 2020