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Bias incident response at IU Indianapolis

IU Indianapolis 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 have experienced a bias incident, you can submit a report to alert the university. Reporting an incident allows IU to support those impacted and take steps to prevent future incidents.

Report a Bias Incident

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:

Possible outcomes include:

  • Intake 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
  • 1-on-1 ongoing support
  • Engage person(s) impacting others
  • Engage leaders to address systemic issues
  • Mediation and facilitated dialogue

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Faculty and staff who experience bias incidents

If you are a faculty or staff member who has experienced a bias incident, you may file a bias incident report or you may contact the Office of Institutional Equity.

Role of the Bias Response Team

IU fosters campus communities where all are welcomed, valued, respected, and belong. In furthering this mission, IU's bias response officials provide support resources to impacted parties, promote education and dialogue, and affirm the university’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

What We Do:

What We Don’t Do:

  • Intake conversation(s) centered around the incident and impacted person(s)
  • Refer to support services or offices who can appropriately respond
  • Log all reported incidents and track for trends
  • Notify campus leaders of ongoing bias incidents and trends
  • Educate and consult the campus community about bias
  • Inform the campus community about our work through informational meetings and annual reports
  • Take disciplinary action
  • Conduct formal investigations
  • Impinge on free speech rights and academic freedom

Other reporting offices

The bias incident response officials are not sanctioning bodies and do not determine or implement consequences. Therefore, if you believe the incident is criminal or violates the student code of conduct or university policy, please contact the appropriate office below.