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Archive of Bias and Hate Incidents


Read about bias incidents reported between 2020 and 2024 below. 

Racial Slur in Residence Hall
April 24, 2024

A community advisor noticed the “N-word” written on a wall in the Chapel Glen residence...

UPDATE: Chalk messages on campus sidewalks and plazas
April 10, 2024

Several chalk messages were written on sidewalks and plazas on campus—including references to specific individuals...

Derogatory Slur on Residence Hall Whiteboard
April 7, 2024

A student discovered a derogatory slur written on a whiteboard outside a dorm room.

UPDATE: Flyers & Events on Campus
March 29, 2024

RBIRT has received several reports throughout the semester regarding transphobic and xenophobic flyers posted in...

Anti-LGBTQIA+ Stickers at LGBT Resource Center
March 4, 2024

Stickers with QR codes that linked to an anti-LGBTQIA+ biased website where found outside the...

Vandalism of Black History Month Bulletin Board
February 25, 2024

A community bulletin board featuring Black History Month was twice vandalized in Kahlert Village.

Drag Bingo Event Poster Vandalism
February 5, 2024

A poster featuring various events was vandalized, with only a Drag Bingo event crossed out...

Homophobic Slur shouted from moving vehicle
February 3, 2024

As an individual got into their car, an unidentified group reversed their vehicle and yelled...

LGBT Resource Center Instagram Account Hacked
January 27, 2024

The LGBT Resource Center Instagram account was hacked by an unknown source that changed the...

Patient aggression and racial slurs toward healthcare workers at U of U Health
November 29, 2023

A patient at a University of Utah Health medical facility verbally and physically assaulted members...

Defacement of Israeli Flag in Gardner Commons
November 8, 2023

An Israeli flag was defaced outside the University of Utah’s Office for Global Engagement in...

Offensive Language in Kahlert Village Residence Hall Whiteboard
November 6, 2023

A whiteboard was discovered with various sexualized language, a known homophobic slur, and biased language...

Homophobic Slur on Residence Hall Bulletin Board
November 1, 2023

A Resident Advisor reported they found the board tampered with and noticed someone ripped the...

Flyers expressing anti-Trans sentiments and advertising for film watch party
October 27, 2023

RBIRT received several incident reports regarding flyers that a campus student organization known as Young...

Muslim Student Association WhatsApp Harassment
October 12, 2023

The group chat was "spammed" with inappropriate images, videos, and messages of Islamophobia and xenophobia.

Self-proclaimed preacher displaying bias language on campus
August 31, 2023

University of Utah Police received various complaints regarding an individual claiming to be a preacher...

Offensive language on t-shirt in the MUSS
August 31, 2023

During the Utah vs. Florida football game, it was reported that an individual was seen...

Kahlert Village Vandalism
August 29, 2023

A staff member discovered a message spelled out in rocks around a fireplace near the...

Vandalism on the George S. Eccles Legacy Bridge
August 14, 2023

A student reported graffiti on the George S. Eccles Legacy Bridge walkway with the words...

Racial Slur & Vandalism at the Marriott Center for Dance
July 26, 2023

A staff member discovered a bulletin board inside the Marriott Center for Dance building with...

Homophobic & anti-Christian voicemail
July 21, 2023

A staff member received a hateful, anonymous voicemail intended for the LGBT Resource Center.

Driver brings vehicle on campus with hate symbols
June 7, 2023

A non-university affiliated individual was driving a vehicle on campus that had several spray-painted hate...

Pride Week event poster vandalism 
March 29, 2023

A staff member reported finding two “The Toilet Paper” advertising posters damaged in a restroom...

Flyers advertising anti-trans film watch party in Union building
March 28, 2023

Flyers advertising a watch party of an anti-trans film showed offensive illustration of trans individuals....

Racist vandalism in residence hall
March 16, 2023

A Resident Advisor in a University of Utah Housing and Residential Education residence hall observed...

Anti-LGBT+ slurs and intimidation against U of U Health employees
February 28, 2023

A patient at a U of U Health medical facility verbally assaulted several members of...

Class of 2026 Snapchat Group Message
February 21, 2023

Several University of Utah students in a Snapchat community reported a student member who posted...

Racist slur shouted from moving vehicle
February 11, 2023

Two White-identifying students reported an individual who shouted the "N-word" at them from a moving...

Antisemitic, anti-Islamic, & racist White nationalist conspiracy theory propaganda letter
February 8, 2023

A University of Utah Health employee received an unsigned letter that expressed racist, antisemitic, and...

Racist slurs, homophobic hate language and a swastika written on notes left in public space at Gardner Commons
February 7, 2023

Students found several pieces of paper around a suggestion box with various racist and homophobic...

Sexualized gender based language on door decorations in residence hall
February 7, 2023

Resident Advisors reported that they found an offensive and sexualizing term about women displayed on...

Map Bulletin Board Anti-Muslim Bias Incident
January 13, 2023

A small note which read “Allahu Akbar >:(” was pinned to Saudi Arabia on a...

Racist and sexually stereotyping message on residence hall whiteboard
January 12, 2023

Several whiteboard messages used Greek letter designations of fake sororities/fraternities. In one message the letters also...

University looking into third-party social media report of racial slurs overheard at the Huntsman Center
December 9, 2022

Two spectators described as making culturally insensitive comments during a game.

Residence Hall Whiteboard Drawings
December 9, 2022

Resident Assistants discovered sexual drawings along with biased language targeting women written on several whiteboards...

GroupMe Chat Harassment
November 21, 2022

An unknown individual joined a class chat group, who started “spamming” random messages in the...

Anti-Asian Hate Incident at J. Willard Marriott Library
November 10, 2022

A library staff member was told by a public visitor to "go back to his...

Anti-Asian Hate Incident at Stadium TRAX Station
October 20, 2022

A student reported she was harassed by a woman who repeatedly yelled racial slurs and insults.

Anti-Asian Hate Speech During USC Football Game
October 17, 2022

An individual reported they were subjected to anti-Asian racist slurs and comments throughout the game.

Residence Hall Window Displays
October 13, 2022

Offensive and sexualizing messages about women were displayed in residence hall window displays.

Video recording and social media harassment of Native student 
September 17, 2022

A video surfaced on social media that disparages and mocks a University of Utah student...

Antisemitic, White Nationalist Conspiracy Theory Propaganda Mailer
September 9, 2022

One of the offices of the university’s Center for Child Care and Family Resources received...

Antisemitic Hate Symbol in Residence Hall
September 9, 2022

A Resident Advisor (RA) in a University Housing residence hall observed a swastika drawn on a whiteboard...

Residence Hall Catcalling
September 7, 2022

A female resident and her roommates were returning to their room when about six male...

Residence Hall Laundry Facility Racist Slur
August 28, 2022

A resident reported that they heard another resident in the laundry room making racist and...

Homophobic Slur at Recognized Student Organization Meeting
August 23, 2022

During an introductory meeting for the local chapter of a Recognized Student Organization, two attendees...

Kahlert Village Whiteboard Incident
August 21, 2022

A welcome message with the writer's pronouns was altered. Even if intended as a joke,...

South Campus Trax Station Racist Intimidation
August 17, 2022

A faculty member received threats of violence and intimidation coupled with racial slurs while waiting...

Act of Hate at University of Utah Health
August 4, 2022

University of Utah Health staff member was responding to a medical crisis and was assaulted...

Hate Symbol Graffiti
June 14, 2022

A spray-painted swastika was discovered on a construction sign just south of the Rehabilitation Hospital.

Monster Jam Event Vehicle Vandalism – LGBTQIA+ Slur
April 30, 2022

University of Utah Police took a report from a person whose vehicle had been keyed...

School of Business Restroom Anti-Trans Vandalism
April 26, 2022

An individual discovered some anti-trans/transphobic vandalism in one of the stalls of a men’s restroom...

Homophobic Chant at Intramural Soccer Match
April 18, 2022

During an intramural soccer match, several spectators began to yell/chant a Spanish word that is...

Pride Week Block U Vandalism
March 31, 2022

Campus Security officers discovered that the wrapped block U had been vandalized by an unknown...

Pride Week Event Poster Removal
March 24, 2022

Posters promoting an event at the Marriott Library were repeatedly removed, crumpled up, and placed...

Racial Slur on Gateway Heights Whiteboard
February 9, 2022

A Resident Assistant (RA) reported that a resident found a racial slur referring to individuals...

School of Medicine Seminar Zoom Bombing
February 8, 2022

An unknown individual (or group of individuals) disrupted an online seminar and took control of...

Marriott Library Book Defacement
January 19, 2022

A library staff member found biased comments written in a returned book.

Black Cultural Center Bomb Threat
January 11, 2022

A crisis center call line in Hollywood, California, received a call alleging a bomb was placed in...

Instagram-Reported Racial Incidents
December 19, 2021

The University of Utah Racist and Bias Incident Response Team became aware, through an Instagram...

Chapel Glen Parking Lot Defacement
December 10, 2021

A car parked in the Chapel Glen parking lot was found with a racial slur...

Hate Crime at Residence Hall
November 23, 2021

A university contractor was making a delivery when two students shouted the N-word and threw...

Discord Server Harassment
September 7, 2021

Three unknown individuals joined the Muslim Student Association Discord channel and began using racist language...

Antisemitic Text Message
September 7, 2021

A member of the campus community reported that they received a text message from an...

Stadium Tunnel Poster Vandalism
September 2, 2021

An individual reported that one of the posters related to the Ute Proud campaign had...

U of U Health Medical Facility Assault
April 1, 2021

A patient at a University of Utah Health medical facility verbally and physically assaulted staff...

Anti-Police Posting
March 15, 2021

A poster with offensive words in Spanish and a negative portrayal of a police officer...

Dream Center Zoom Bombing
February 19, 2021

During a webinar, Zoom bombers used racist language in their audio feeds, targeting the Black...

Extremist Militia Group Decal at Construction Site
January 29, 2021

A contractor working on a University of Utah construction site, noticed a decal for the...

Harassing Library Phone Calls
January 28, 2021

An unknown individual attempted to have a library employees repeat the title of a book...

Lassonde Parking Lot Defacement
January 18, 2021

A parked car in the Lassonde Studios' parking lot was found defaced with racial and...

Kahlert Village Vandalism
December 9, 2020

Reported vandalism of Kahlert Village's common area included a public display of a slur directed...

Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Zoom Bombing
December 2, 2020

An unknown group of individuals “zoom bombed” a meeting using racist and offensive language and...

Divestment Committee Zoom Bombing
November 25, 2020

An unknown group of individuals “zoom bombed” a meeting using offensive sexual and racist videos,...

School of Music Zoom Bombing
November 7, 2020

During a masterclass on African American art song, an unknown group of individuals used offensive...

BLM Sign Defacement/Vandalism
September 17, 2020

A Black Lives Matter sign inside the School of Medicine was repeatedly defaced beginning in...

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