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... Read More 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... Read More Derogatory Slur on Residence Hall Whiteboard April 7, 2024 A student discovered a derogatory slur written on a whiteboard outside a dorm room. Read More UPDATE: Flyers & Events on Campus March 29, 2024 RBIRT has received several reports throughout the semester regarding transphobic and xenophobic flyers posted in... Read More 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... Read More Vandalism of Black History Month Bulletin Board February 25, 2024 A community bulletin board featuring Black History Month was twice vandalized in Kahlert Village. Read More Drag Bingo Event Poster Vandalism February 5, 2024 A poster featuring various events was vandalized, with only a Drag Bingo event crossed out... Read More Homophobic Slur shouted from moving vehicle February 3, 2024 As an individual got into their car, an unidentified group reversed their vehicle and yelled... Read More LGBT Resource Center Instagram Account Hacked January 27, 2024 The LGBT Resource Center Instagram account was hacked by an unknown source that changed the... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More Muslim Student Association WhatsApp Harassment October 12, 2023 The group chat was "spammed" with inappropriate images, videos, and messages of Islamophobia and xenophobia. Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More Kahlert Village Vandalism August 29, 2023 A staff member discovered a message spelled out in rocks around a fireplace near the... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More Homophobic & anti-Christian voicemail July 21, 2023 A staff member received a hateful, anonymous voicemail intended for the LGBT Resource Center. Read More 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... Read More Pride Week event poster vandalism March 29, 2023 A staff member reported finding two “The Toilet Paper” advertising posters damaged in a restroom... Read More 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.... Read More Racist vandalism in residence hall March 16, 2023 A Resident Advisor in a University of Utah Housing and Residential Education residence hall observed... Read More 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... Read More Class of 2026 Snapchat Group Message February 21, 2023 Several University of Utah students in a Snapchat community reported a student member who posted... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More Map Bulletin Board Anti-Muslim Bias Incident January 13, 2023 A small note which read “Allahu Akbar >:(” was pinned to Saudi Arabia on a... Read More 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... Read More 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. Read More Residence Hall Whiteboard Drawings December 9, 2022 Resident Assistants discovered sexual drawings along with biased language targeting women written on several whiteboards... Read More GroupMe Chat Harassment November 21, 2022 An unknown individual joined a class chat group, who started “spamming” random messages in the... Read More 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... Read More 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. Read More 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. Read More Residence Hall Window Displays October 13, 2022 Offensive and sexualizing messages about women were displayed in residence hall window displays. Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More Residence Hall Catcalling September 7, 2022 A female resident and her roommates were returning to their room when about six male... Read More Residence Hall Laundry Facility Racist Slur August 28, 2022 A resident reported that they heard another resident in the laundry room making racist and... Read More 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... Read More Kahlert Village Whiteboard Incident August 21, 2022 A welcome message with the writer's pronouns was altered. Even if intended as a joke,... Read More South Campus Trax Station Racist Intimidation August 17, 2022 A faculty member received threats of violence and intimidation coupled with racial slurs while waiting... Read More 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... Read More Hate Symbol Graffiti June 14, 2022 A spray-painted swastika was discovered on a construction sign just south of the Rehabilitation Hospital. Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More 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... Read More Pride Week Block U Vandalism March 31, 2022 Campus Security officers discovered that the wrapped block U had been vandalized by an unknown... Read More Pride Week Event Poster Removal March 24, 2022 Posters promoting an event at the Marriott Library were repeatedly removed, crumpled up, and placed... Read More Racial Slur on Gateway Heights Whiteboard February 9, 2022 A Resident Assistant (RA) reported that a resident found a racial slur referring to individuals... Read More School of Medicine Seminar Zoom Bombing February 8, 2022 An unknown individual (or group of individuals) disrupted an online seminar and took control of... Read More Marriott Library Book Defacement January 19, 2022 A library staff member found biased comments written in a returned book. Read More 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... Read More Instagram-Reported Racial Incidents December 19, 2021 The University of Utah Racist and Bias Incident Response Team became aware, through an Instagram... Read More Chapel Glen Parking Lot Defacement December 10, 2021 A car parked in the Chapel Glen parking lot was found with a racial slur... Read More Hate Crime at Residence Hall November 23, 2021 A university contractor was making a delivery when two students shouted the N-word and threw... Read More Discord Server Harassment September 7, 2021 Three unknown individuals joined the Muslim Student Association Discord channel and began using racist language... Read More Antisemitic Text Message September 7, 2021 A member of the campus community reported that they received a text message from an... Read More Stadium Tunnel Poster Vandalism September 2, 2021 An individual reported that one of the posters related to the Ute Proud campaign had... Read More 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... Read More Anti-Police Posting March 15, 2021 A poster with offensive words in Spanish and a negative portrayal of a police officer... Read More Dream Center Zoom Bombing February 19, 2021 During a webinar, Zoom bombers used racist language in their audio feeds, targeting the Black... Read More 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... Read More Harassing Library Phone Calls January 28, 2021 An unknown individual attempted to have a library employees repeat the title of a book... Read More Lassonde Parking Lot Defacement January 18, 2021 A parked car in the Lassonde Studios' parking lot was found defaced with racial and... Read More Kahlert Village Vandalism December 9, 2020 Reported vandalism of Kahlert Village's common area included a public display of a slur directed... Read More 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... Read More Divestment Committee Zoom Bombing November 25, 2020 An unknown group of individuals “zoom bombed” a meeting using offensive sexual and racist videos,... Read More School of Music Zoom Bombing November 7, 2020 During a masterclass on African American art song, an unknown group of individuals used offensive... Read More BLM Sign Defacement/Vandalism September 17, 2020 A Black Lives Matter sign inside the School of Medicine was repeatedly defaced beginning in... Read More