in-review
Dec 9, 2022
University looking into third-party social media report of racial slurs overheard at the Huntsman Center
Two spectators described as making culturally insensitive comments during a game.
in-review
Dec 9, 2022
Residence Hall Whiteboard Drawings
Resident Assistants discovered sexual drawings along with biased language targeting women written on several whiteboards in a shared common cluster space in Kahlert Village.
monitoring
Nov 10, 2022
Anti-Asian Hate Incident at J. Willard Marriott Library
A library staff member was told by a public visitor to "go back to his country..."
ongoing
Oct 20, 2022
Anti-Asian Hate Incident at Stadium TRAX Station
A student reported she was harassed by a woman who repeatedly yelled racial slurs and insults.
monitoring
Oct 17, 2022
Anti-Asian Hate Speech During USC Football Game
An individual reported they were subjected to anti-Asian racist slurs and comments throughout the game.
monitoring
Oct 13, 2022
Residence Hall Window Displays
Offensive and sexualizing messages about women were displayed in residence hall window displays.
monitoring
Sep 17, 2022
Video recording and social media harassment of Native student
A video surfaced on social media that disparages and mocks a University of Utah student who is affiliated with the Ute Indian/Navajo tribe.
monitoring
Sep 9, 2022
Antisemitic, White Nationalist Conspiracy Theory Propaganda Mailer
One of the offices of the university’s Center for Child Care and Family Resources received a hard-copy letter through the U.S. Mail system with hateful, false, and antisemitic language.
monitoring
Sep 9, 2022
Antisemitic Hate Symbol in Residence Hall
A Resident Advisor (RA) in a University Housing residence hall observed a swastika drawn on a whiteboard on a residence door.
monitoring
Sep 7, 2022
Residence Hall Catcalling
A female resident and her roommates were returning to their room when about six male residents passed them in the hall and catcalled them.
monitoring
Aug 28, 2022
Residence Hall Laundry Facility Racist Slur
A resident reported that they heard another resident in the laundry room making racist and sexual comments.
resolved
Aug 23, 2022
Homophobic Slur at Recognized Student Organization Meeting
During an introductory meeting for the local chapter of a Recognized Student Organization, two attendees at the meeting used a homophobic slur.
monitoring
Aug 21, 2022
Kahlert Village Whiteboard Incident
A welcome message with the writer's pronouns was altered. Even if intended as a joke, actions like this work against the culture of belonging and inclusion we are striving toward as a community.
monitoring
Aug 17, 2022
South Campus Trax Station Racist Intimidation
A faculty member received threats of violence and intimidation coupled with racial slurs while waiting at a Trax station.
monitoring
Aug 4, 2022
Act of Hate at University of Utah Health
University of Utah Health staff member was responding to a medical crisis and was assaulted by a patient while providing assistance.
closed
Jun 14, 2022
Hate Symbol Graffiti
A spray-painted swastika was discovered on a construction sign just south of the Rehabilitation Hospital.
closed
Apr 30, 2022
Monster Jam Event Vehicle Vandalism – LGBTQIA+ Slur
University of Utah Police took a report from a person whose vehicle had been keyed and the word “Gay” was carved into the paint on the passenger side door.
closed
Apr 26, 2022
School of Business Restroom Anti-Trans Vandalism
An individual discovered some anti-trans/transphobic vandalism in one of the stalls of a men’s restroom in the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building.
resolved
Apr 18, 2022
Homophobic Chant at Intramural Soccer Match
During an intramural soccer match, several spectators began to yell/chant a Spanish word that is colloquially known as a homophobic slur.
closed
Mar 31, 2022
Pride Week Block U Vandalism
Campus Security officers discovered that the wrapped block U had been vandalized by an unknown individual(s) with messages on two strips of duct tape.
closed
Mar 24, 2022
Pride Week Event Poster Removal
Posters promoting an event at the Marriott Library were repeatedly removed, crumpled up, and placed in a nearby garbage can in the lobby.
resolved
Feb 9, 2022
Racial Slur on Gateway Heights Whiteboard
A Resident Assistant (RA) reported that a resident found a racial slur referring to individuals of Hispanic or Latina/o/e/x background written on the whiteboard on the door to her residence.
closed
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.
closed
Jan 19, 2022
Marriott Library Book Defacement
A library staff member found biased comments written in a returned book.
closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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.
resolved
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.closed
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.closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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.
closed
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