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Racial Slur in Residence Hall

April 24, 2024

What happened On April 24, 2024, a community advisor (CA) was completing rounds when they...

UPDATE: Chalk messages on campus sidewalks and plazas

April 10, 2024

What happened On April 2, 3, and 10, 2024, several messages and phrases were written...

Derogatory Slur on Residence Hall Whiteboard

April 7, 2024

What happened On April 7, 2024, a student was walking into the Kahlert Village Stem...

UPDATE: Flyers & Events on Campus

March 29, 2024

What happened The Racist and Bias Incident Response Team has received several reports throughout the...

Anti-LGBTQIA+ Stickers at LGBT Resource Center

March 4, 2024

What happened On March 4, 2024, a staff member from the LGBT Resource Center found...

Vandalism of Black History Month Bulletin Board

February 25, 2024

What happened On February 17, 2024, a Resident Advisor (RA) discovered that a community bulletin...

Drag Bingo Event Poster Vandalism

February 5, 2024

What happened The Union Programming Council (UPC) advertises various events taking place on campus through...

Homophobic Slur shouted from moving vehicle

February 3, 2024

What happened On February 3, 2024, an individual was walking to their car near the...

LGBT Resource Center Instagram Account Hacked

January 27, 2024

What happened On January 27, 2024, the LGBT Resource Center Instagram account (@lgbtresource) was hacked....

Patient aggression and racial slurs toward healthcare workers at U of U Health

November 29, 2023

What happened On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, a patient at a University of Utah Health...

Defacement of Israeli Flag in Gardner Commons

November 8, 2023

What happened On November 8, 2023, an Israeli flag was defaced outside the University of...

Offensive Language in Kahlert Village Residence Hall Whiteboard

November 6, 2023

What happened On November 6, 2023, a student leader was walking through the Kahlert Village...

Homophobic Slur on Residence Hall Bulletin Board

November 1, 2023

What happened At one of the University of Utah’s residence halls (Kahlert Village) there was...

Flyers expressing anti-Trans sentiments and advertising for film watch party

October 27, 2023

What happened On October 27, 2023, the Racist and Bias Incident Response Team received several...

Muslim Student Association WhatsApp Harassment

October 12, 2023

What happened On October 12, 2023, several unidentified individuals joined a WhatsApp group associated with...

Self-proclaimed preacher displaying bias language on campus

Self-proclaimed preacher displaying bias language on campus

August 31, 2023

What happened On August 31, 2023, the University of Utah Police received various complaints regarding...

Offensive language on t-shirt in the MUSS

August 31, 2023

What happened On August 31, 2023 during the Utah vs. Florida football game, it was...

Kahlert Village Vandalism

August 29, 2023

What happened On August 29, 2023, a staff member discovered a message spelled out in...

Vandalism on the George S. Eccles Legacy Bridge

August 14, 2023

What happened On Monday, August 14th, 2023, a student reported graffiti on the George S....

Racial Slur & Vandalism at the Marriott Center for Dance

July 26, 2023

What happened On the morning of July 26, 2023, a staff member discovered a bulletin...

Homophobic & anti-Christian voicemail

July 21, 2023

What happened On July 21, 2023, a staff member received an anonymous voicemail intended for...

Driver brings vehicle on campus with hate symbols

June 7, 2023

What happened On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a non-U affiliated individual was driving a vehicle...

Pride Week event poster vandalism 

March 29, 2023

What happened As part of Pride week at the University of Utah, the Union Programming...

Flyers advertising anti-trans film watch party in Union building

March 28, 2023

What happened On March 28, 2023, an individual reported seeing flyers in the University of...

Racist vandalism in residence hall

March 16, 2023

What happened On March 16, 2023, a Resident Advisor (RA) in a University of Utah...

Anti-LGBT+ slurs and intimidation against U of U Health employees

February 28, 2023

What happened On Tuesday, February 28, 2023, a patient at a U of U Health...

Class of 2026 Snapchat Group Message

February 21, 2023

What happened Several University of Utah students who are members of a Snapchat community for...

Racist slur shouted from moving vehicle

February 11, 2023

What happened On Feb. 11, 2023, two students (who identify as White) were walking on...

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

February 8, 2023

What happened On February 8, 2023, a Black employee who works in the Equity, Diversity...

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

February 7, 2023

What happened On February 7, 2023, there was a table set up in a public...

Sexualized gender based language on door decorations in residence hall

February 7, 2023

What happened In one of the University of Utah Residence Halls, there were signs on...

Map Bulletin Board Anti-Muslim Bias Incident

January 13, 2023

What happened One of the Housing and Residential Education (HRE) residence halls, has an open...

Racist and sexually stereotyping message on residence hall whiteboard

January 12, 2023

What happened On January 12, 2023, a Resident Advisor (RA) in a University Housing and...

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

December 9, 2022

What happened On December 9, 2022, an Instagram story-post tagged the University and described an...

Residence Hall Whiteboard Drawings

December 9, 2022

What happened On December 9, 2022, two Resident Assistants (RAs) discovered sexual drawings along with...

GroupMe Chat Harassment

November 21, 2022

What happened Several University of Utah students who were taking an American Sign Language (ASL)...

Anti-Asian Hate Incident at J. Willard Marriott Library

November 10, 2022

What happened On November 10, 2022, a staff member, who is Malaysian American and who...

Anti-Asian Hate Incident at Stadium TRAX Station

October 20, 2022

What happened On October 21, 2022, a student, who identifies as Chinese, reported that on...

Anti-Asian Hate Speech During USC Football Game

October 17, 2022

What happened On October 17, 2022, an individual who attended the Utah-USC Football game on...

Residence Hall Window Displays

October 13, 2022

What happened On October 13, 2022, an individual reported that in a window of a...

Video recording and social media harassment of Native student 

September 17, 2022

What happened On September 17, 2022, students from the Inter-Tribal Student Association (ITSA) reported a...

Antisemitic, White Nationalist Conspiracy Theory Propaganda Mailer

September 9, 2022

What happened On September 9, 2022, one of the offices of the University’s Center for...

Antisemitic Hate Symbol in Residence Hall

September 9, 2022

What happened On September 9, 2022, a Resident Advisor (RA) in a University Housing residence...

Residence Hall Catcalling

September 7, 2022

What happened On September 17, 2022, a resident reported to her RA that they had...

Residence Hall Laundry Facility Racist Slur

August 28, 2022

What happened On Sunday, August 28, a resident reported to the front desk of their...

Homophobic Slur at Recognized Student Organization Meeting

August 23, 2022

What happened On August 23, 2022, during an introductory meeting for the local chapter of...

Kahlert Village Whiteboard Incident

August 21, 2022

What happened On August 21, 2022, an individual reported that someone changed a message on...

South Campus Trax Station Racist Intimidation

August 17, 2022

What happened On August 17, 2022, a faculty member (who is Black) reported that on...

Act of Hate at University of Utah Health

August 4, 2022

This past weekend, a valued member of the University of Utah Health team was physically...

Hate Symbol Graffiti

June 14, 2022

What happened On June 14, 2022, a faculty member was walking into work on the...

Monster Jam Event Vehicle Vandalism – LGBTQIA+ Slur

April 30, 2022

What happened On Saturday, April 30, University of Utah Police took a report from a...

School of Business Restroom Anti-Trans Vandalism

April 26, 2022

What happened On the evening of April 26, 2022, an individual discovered some anti-trans/transphobic vandalism...

Homophobic Chant at Intramural Soccer Match

April 18, 2022

What happened On Monday, April 18, 2022, during an intramural soccer match, several spectators began...

Pride Week Block U Vandalism

March 31, 2022

What happened As part of Pride week at the U, the block U at the...

Pride Week Event Poster Removal

March 24, 2022

What happened As part of Pride week at the U, the Marriott Library hosted Gia...

Racial Slur on Gateway Heights Whiteboard

February 9, 2022

What happened On February 9, 2022, a Resident Assistant (RA) reported that on February 4,...

School of Medicine Seminar Zoom Bombing

February 8, 2022

What happened On the morning of February 8, 2022, an unknown individual (or group of...

Marriott Library Book Defacement

January 19, 2022

What happened On Jan. 19, 2022, an unknown library patron returned a children's picture book,...

Black Cultural Center Bomb Threat

January 11, 2022

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Instagram-Reported Racial Incidents

December 19, 2021

What happened On the evening of Dec. 19, 2021, the University of Utah Racist and...

Chapel Glen Parking Lot Defacement

December 10, 2021

What happened On December 10, 2021, a student resident in the Chapel Glen residence hall...

Hate Crime at Residence Hall

November 23, 2021

What happened A university contractor was making a delivery to the loading dock at a...

Discord Server Harassment

September 7, 2021

What happened Several University Student Groups use Discord, an online audio, text, and video chat...

Antisemitic Text Message

September 7, 2021

What happened On Tuesday, September 7, 2021, the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, a member...

Stadium Tunnel Poster Vandalism

September 2, 2021

What happened On Thursday, September 2, 2021, an individual reported that one of the posters...

U of U Health Medical Facility Assault

April 1, 2021

On Thursday, April 1, 2021, a patient at a University of Utah Health medical facility...

Anti-Police Posting

March 15, 2021

What happened A poster with offensive words in Spanish and a negative portrayal of a...

Dream Center Zoom Bombing

February 19, 2021

What happened On February 19, 2021, an unknown group of individuals “zoom bombed” a webinar...

Extremist Militia Group Decal at Construction Site

January 29, 2021

What happened On Friday, January 29, 2021, a contractor working on a University of Utah...

Harassing Library Phone Calls

January 28, 2021

What happened At approximately 3:30 P.M. on January 28, 2021, an unknown individual called the...

Lassonde Parking Lot Defacement

January 18, 2021

What happened On January 18, 2021, a student resident at the Lassonde Studios residence hall...

Kahlert Village Vandalism

December 9, 2020

What happened On December 1, 2020, during morning rounds, a Resident Assistant (RA) at Kahlert...

Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Zoom Bombing

December 2, 2020

What happened On November 30, 2020, during a faculty and instructor training conducted by the...

Divestment Committee Zoom Bombing

November 25, 2020

What happened On October 26, 2020, during an Academic Senate Ad Hoc Committee for Strategic...

School of Music Zoom Bombing

November 7, 2020

What happened On November 7, 2020, during a masterclass on African American art song, conducted...

BLM Sign Defacement/Vandalism

September 17, 2020

This week, we learned a “Black Lives Matter” sign inside the School of Medicine was...

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