Goucher College Bias Education and Response Team

2016 Report Summary

Date Term Location Type of Targeted Group Summary Response Number of Reports
Report Incident (when applicable) Received
Received

4/25/2016 Spring Online Written National/Ethnic Origin Israel was crossed Referred for review to Public 1
2016 off on a flyer Safety for an investigation.
advertising, My
Beautiful Israel.

9/6/2016 Fall 2016 Hooper House Written/Graffiti Gender Trans Therapy Referred for review to Public 1
/ Defacement Identity/Expression Group flyer was Safety for an investigation.
defaced with the Notification of the
word Disgrace. defacement was provided to
the host of the group.

9/6/2016 Fall 2016 Hooper House Graffiti/Vandali Gender The following was A member of the team 1
sm/Written Identity/Expression written on the wall reached out to the RA of the
of the restroom: floor and a floor meeting was
Trans= Disgrace. held with the presence of
The phrase Go B.E.R.T membersH.
F**k Yourself was Summer Torres, Assistant
added with an Director for LGBTQIA
arrow pointing at reached out to the Trans and
the original graffiti. Non-binary student
community. Referred for
review to Public Safety for
an investigation.

9/20/2016 Fall 2016 Tuttle House Verbal Race/Ethnicity; A witness to a Documented. BERT member 1
National/Ethnic Origin conversation, was connected with identified
informed of a racist victim.
comment directed
towards an Indian
male.

9/20/2016 Fall 2016 Sondheim House Defacement/ Race/Ethnicity Reel N**** was Referred for review to Public 3
Written written on a white Safety for an investigation. A
board. team member connected
with the RA and the
professional staff of
Sondheim.

9/22/16 Fall 2016 Stimson Hall Verbal Race/Ethnicity A racist comment Documented. 2
was made about a
black male.
9/22/16 Fall 2016 Hooper House Vandalism/Wri Gender Graffiti in the Referred for review to Public 1
tten Text Identity/Expression bathroom stall Safety for investigation.
read: Trans still Summer Torres, Assistant
disgrace and Director for LGBTQIA
funny Students connected with
targeted community
members. CREI is
continuing efforts to provide
both education for the
Goucher campus and
advocacy. BERT sent a
campus-wide email
informing the campus
community of the various
incidents (due to this being
the 3rd transphobic
incident)..

9/22/16 Spring Classroom Verbal Sex; Gender Incorrect pronouns Information shared with Vice 1
2016 Identity/Expression were used to President/Dean of Students
Reported: identify a trans and Provost, and
Fall 2016 person and discussions have begun on
assumptions were how to move forward to best
made about address incidents within the
individuals classroom while also
sexuality in a class. providing professional
development opportunities.

10/1/16 Fall 2016 Bennett House Harassment; Race/Ethnicity A black student Referred for review to Public 1
Verbal was called n***** Safety and Associate Dean
of Students for Student
Development for
investigation.

11/2/16 Fall 2016 Pagliaro Selz Hall Other Disability Certain areas and A member of the team met 1
structural aspects with the individual who
of Pagliaro Selz reported; a second team
were identified as member connected with
unaccessible. FMS for a building walk
through to discuss
recommendations. CREI
conducted a Lunch and
Learn on the community of
folxs with disabilities. Arnelle
Hanley, Director of
Accessibility is an ongoing
point of contact for additional
support.

11/4/16 Fall 2016 Classroom Verbal Race/Ethnicity; Tribal or Dismissal of the Information to be shared with 1
Indigenous history of native the Vice President/Dean of
folxs, and Students and Provost. A
 undermining of the member of the team has
impact of slavery in been involved in discussions
a classroom. on possible options moving
forward in addressing
incidents within the
classroom.

11/10/2016 Fall 2016 Online; Online Race/Ethnicity; Tribal or Electronic Documented for records. 1
Written/Typed Indigenous communication Information shared with Vice
Text used pilgrims and President/Dean of Students
Indians to and Provost, and a
describe staff for discussion has begun on
an upcoming event. how to move forward when
In addition, the addressing incidents within
communication non-academic departments.
included pictures
and a comic strip
with Indigenous
folx and pilgrims.

11/18/16 Fall 2016 Online Social Media Race/Ethnicity A photo with three Referred for review through 3
students from the the judicial process for
lacrosse team investigation. Luz Burgos-
dressed as Trump, Lopez, Assistant Dean of
and with two in Students, has met with the
stereotypical coaches and will continue
Mexican clothing. supporting future initiatives
within the team and the
department to address
issues of identity, power, and
oppression. Luz
Burgos-Lopez, Assistant
Dean of Student has
developed and implemented
workshops in collaboration
with members of B.E.R.T for
the team.

12/9/16 Fall 2016 Online Social Media Race/Ethnicity; Religious A screenshot of the CREI in the process of 2
Belief/Affiliation; National gas leak exploring both resources and
Ethnic Origin notification was materials to support
posted on a undocumented and DACA
Facebook class student.
page with the
following text:
Assad here to
protest sanctuary
campuses.

12/9/16 Fall 2016 Social Media Social Media Sex; Gender Comments were Referred to Lucia Perfetti 3
Identity/Expression; posted containing Clark, Title IX Coordinator,
Sexual Orientation rape jokes and for review and
 insults towards recommendations. Referred
female-identifying to Associate Dean for review
individuals.. for adjudication.

Number of Reports 31

Number of Reports for 23/31

Bias Cases

Number of Reports for 8/31

Cases in which bias could
not be determined

Total Cases 19

Total Cases Determined to 15/19

be Bias

Total Cases Cases in 4/19

which bias could not be
determined