Bias Incident Investigation Tracker

Reported OnCommunicated OnLocationDetailsStatus
November 13, 2019November 14, 2019Physics BuildingGraffiti using language that is derogatory to Asian individuals and vandalism were discovered in a bathroom stall in the Physics Building. Closed - Graffiti determined to be dated
November 14, 2019November 14, 2019Day HallGraffiti that maligns the Asian community was discovered on the third floor of Day Hall.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Haven HallGraffiti contained racist language that is derogatory to Asian individuals.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Sadler HallA student was loudly yelling a racial epithet that is derogatory to African Americans.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Haven HallAnti-Semitic graffiti depicting a swastika was discovered.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 16, 2019November 16, 2019College PlaceAn African American female reported being verbally harassed by a large group of individuals who reportedly were yelling the “N-word” as she walked by.Closed - Referral to OJA
November 18, 2019November 18, 2019Day HallRacist graffiti using language that is derogatory to African Americans on the 5th floor in Day Hall.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 19, 2019November 19, 2019Online Post/Bird LibraryA document purported to be a white supremacist manifesto being posted in an online forum and allegedly “air dropped” to several cell phones of individuals sitting at Bird Library.Closed - Turned Over to SPD
November 19, 2019November 20, 2019Fayetteville, NYA faculty member reported a bias-related email delivered to her syr.edu account. The content contained anti-Semitic language and was threatening in nature.Closed - Turned Over to SPD
November 19, 2019November 21, 2019Comstock Art facilityGraffiti was found containing racist language that is derogatory to Asians.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Flint HallA post-it note was found with anti-Native American language found on the 1st floor. Closed - Pending Further Information
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Day HallRacist graffiti using language derogatory to African Americans found on the 6th floor.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Day HallRacist graffiti using language derogatory to African Americans found on the 5th floor.Closed - Pending Further Information
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Irving Garage/Bird LibraryFour incidents of graffiti in and around the Irving Garage and Bird Library.Closed - Turned Over to SPD
November 26, 2019November 29, 2019Mail A suspicious communication directed to a Syracuse University student organization that SPD has determined posed no physical threat to the campus community.Closed - Turned Over to SPD
November 27, 2019n/aDay HallGraffiti found on the fourth floor of Day Hall that contained racist language derogatory to African Americans.Closed - Pending Further Information
December 4, 2019December 8, 2019Euclid Avenue, near Ostrom AvenueA Latino male and female reported being verbally harassed by an individual driving on Euclid Avenue who reportedly yelled a racist comment out the window.Closed - Pending Further Information
December 14, 2019December 16, 2019727 S Crouse AveA Syracuse University student reported he was outside a local bar when he was harassed and assaulted by an individual who reportedly called him a homophobic slur. Closed - Turned Over to SPD
January 21, 2020January 22, 2020Bird LibraryAnti-Semitic graffiti depicting a swastika on a table in the lower level of Bird Library.Closed - Referral to OSRR
January 24, 2020January 26, 2020Marshall Square MallAnti-Semitic graffiti depicting a swastika in a bathroom stall of the men’s room on the second floor of Marshall Square Mall. Closed - Pending Further Information
January 28, 2020January 30, 2020Day HallRacist graffiti using language that is derogatory to African Americans and Asian individuals on the backside of a vending machine.Closed - Pending Further Information
January 30, 2020January 30, 2020Comstock Ave / Stratford StAn Asian American Syracuse University student reported being verbally harassed by individuals in a vehicle driving by.Closed - Unfounded
February 2, 2020February 3, 2020Day HallRacist graffiti using language that is derogatory to African Americans in the stairway of Day Hall. Closed - Pending Further Information
February 8, 2020February 8, 2020University PlaceTwo students reported being called a racial slur by a driver yelling out the window of their vehicle.Closed - Pending Further Information
February 20, 2020February 21, 2020Day HallHomophobic graffiti in a restroom on the fourth floor of Day Hall.Closed - Pending Further Information
February 22, 2020February 24, 2020ElectronicA screenshot that was sent to a student via cell phone containing racist comments about African Americans.Closed - Unfounded
March 7, 2020March 7, 2020Bird LibraryA flyer providing guidance about how individuals can prevent the spread of coronavirus was vandalized with racist innuendo. The flyer, which was posted in Bird Library, includes a tip to avoid being around people who are sick. Next to this tip, the vandal wrote the word “Chinese.” Closed - Pending Further Information
May 1, 2020May 1, 2020ElectronicGreek life social media website containing bias comments about African Americans, Catholics and Hispanics.Closed - Pending Further Information
July 14, 2020July 15, 2020College Place Bus StopGraffiti using language that is derogatory to Caucasians.Closed - Pending Further Information
September 4, 2020September 4, 2020Day HallAnti-Black racial slur written on a packageClosed - Pending Further Information
November 4, 2020November 10, 2020Walnut PlaceAn unknown male yelled a comment from his vehicle’s window that is derogatory towards the LGBTQ communityClosed - Pending Further Information
January 27, 2021January 29, 20211000 block of Comstock AvenueGraffiti using language that is derogatory to CaucasiansClosed - Pending Further Information
February 17, 2021February 18, 2021ElectronicAn unknown individual hacked the open session, repeatedly typed a racist epithet in the chat function and played offensive music.Closed - Pending Further Information
February 27, 2021February 28, 2021800 blook of Comstock AvenueA student was walking into the building when two unknown individuals reportedly used anti-Asian language. Closed - Pending Further Information
March 10, 2021March 11, 2021Eggers Hall, Huntington Hall and the Hall of LanguagesFlyers posted in academic buildings on campus containing language derogatory to Chinese individuals.Closed - Pending Further Information
April 29, 2021May 1, 2021ElectronicAn unknown subject who completed an online form using language that was derogatory to Asian individuals.Closed - Pending Further Information
May 2, 2021May 2, 2021500 block of University PlaceA student reported being called a racial slur by the occupant of a vehicle driving by.Closed - Pending Further Information
May 12, 2021May 14, 2021Einhorn family walkA group of students, tabling on the Einhorn Family Walk, says an individual, unaffiliated with the University, stopped by the table and made bias comments about the subject of their student group.Closed - Pending Further Information
May 16, 2021May 18, 2021Corner of Westcott and Hawthorn Avenue; and University Avenue, near Madison StreetA vehicle drove by that also had the occupants shouting language that was derogatory and offensive to the LGBTQ community.Closed - Pending Further Information
July 10, 2021July 10, 2021Corner of Waverly and University AvenueA group of students reported being approached by a silver SUV. The occupants reportedly threw an egg that struck one of the students and shouted anti-Semitic language.Closed - Pending Further Information
July 20, 2021July 21, 2021Bird LibraryFlyers that contained language derogatory to Chinese and African American individuals.Closed - Non-affiliated individual identified and was barred from the campus
Aug. 1, 2021Aug. 2, 2021East Genesee StreetAn unknown male reportedly approached them making derogatory statements about Asian individuals.Closed - Non-affiliated individual identified and was barred from the campus
Aug. 25, 2021Aug. 26, 2021Shaw HallCrude graffiti on a whiteboard.Closed - Pending Further Information
Nov. 30, 2021Dec. 1, 2021Lawrinson HallOffensive language to the Jewish community on a bulletin boardClosed - Pending Further Information
Feb. 4, 2022Feb. 4, 2022ElectronicRacist, threatening language directed toward the Asian community posted on the social media site, Discord, which markets itself as a virtual meeting and gathering space.Closed - The individual believed to be responsible for the social media posts has been identified. The case has been referred to the Office of Community Standards.
March 13, 2022March 14, 2022Shaffer Art BuildingGraffiti that contained language, written in Russian, glorifying the invasion of Ukraine, along with a symbol reportedly displayed on some Russian military vehicles taking part in that invasion. That same symbol has been adopted as an instrument of propaganda by some outside Russia.Closed - Pending Further Information
March 28, 2022March 31, 2022ElectronicHateful and threatening messages directed toward the Buddhist community on the social media site Discord.Closed - Pending Further Information
April 1, 2022April 2, 2022Brewster HallIndividual shouting hateful language that is derogatory and offensive to the LGBTQ+ community.Closed - Pending Further Information
April 9, 2022April 11, 2022Corner of Lancaster and Euclid avenuesIndividual in a moving vehicle shouted anti-LGBTQ+ languageClosed - Pending Further Information
July 10, 2022 & July 13, 2022July 14, 2022One on the sidewalk near Shaw Hall and the other on the sidewalk on Euclid Avenue near the guard shack.Those impacted reported being called a racial slur as they were walking by a group of individuals.Closed - Pending Further Information
Sept. 13, 2022Sept. 16, 2022Day HallA group of male students reportedly made animal sounds and behaved in a rowdy manner in the overnight hours on the third floor of Day Hall.Closed - Pending Further Information
Sept. 21, 2022Sept. 23, 2022SheratonAn anonymous individual said they heard what they believed to be a racial slur coming from inside one of the rooms on their floor. Closed - Pending Further Information
Oct. 7, 2022Oct. 10, 2022SU Soccer StadiumAn individual was overheard yelling “you should speak English” to our visitors with the opposing team.Closed - Suspect identified and case turned over to the Office of Community Standards
Oct. 18, 2022Oct. 20, 2022Flint HallA racial slur was written on a whiteboard hanging on the door of a student’s room.Closed - Pending Further Information
Nov. 10, 2022Nov. 12, 2022Watson TheaterAntisemitic graffiti that was found on a desk in Watson Theater.Closed - Pending Further Information
Nov. 30, 2022Dec. 2, 2022Slocum HallRacist graffiti was found written on a men’s bathroom wall at Slocum Hall.Closed - Pending Further Information
Feb. 24, 2023Mar. 2, 2023Watson HallHomophobic/anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti was found written in the men's bathrooms on the third and fourth floors at Watson Hall.Closed - Pending Further Information
Mar. 5, 2023Mar. 7, 2023Watson HallA Watson Hall resident reported overhearing the use of a homophobic/anti-LGBTQ+ slur.Closed - Pending Further Information
Mar. 6, 2023Mar. 8, 2023Outside Link HallA university employee reported seeing an individual walking on campus wearing a winter hat with a confederate flag. Closed - Suspect identified and directed to leave campus.
Mar. 27, 2023Mar. 27, 2023Quad outside Hendricks ChapelA university employee reported the theft of two flags – the Haudenosaunee flag and the LGBTQ+ flag. The flags were among those flown on flag poles on the Quad outside of Hendricks Chapel. Closed - DPS followed a lead that resulted in the return of the flags and additional University banners from a non-affiliate.
Mar. 26, 2023Mar. 28, 2023Watson HallA Watson Hall resident reported they heard the verbal use of a slur targeting sexual orientation. Closed - Suspect identified and case turned over to the Office of Community Standards
Mar. 27, 2023Mar. 28, 2023Hall of LanguagesA student observed three individuals in a classroom in the Hall of Languages maligning marginalized communities through derogatory commentary and offensive drawings.Closed - Suspects identified and case turned over to the Office of Community Standards
Apr. 13, 2023Apr. 14, 2023Lawrinson HallA Lawrinson Hall resident advisor reported that a resident received a note that was slid under their door that included a homophobic/anti-LGBTQ+ slur.Closed - Pending Further Information
Apr. 21, 2023Apr. 23, 2023OnlineA Syracuse University student reported receiving a hateful message from an unknown user via Facebook messenger. The message contained hateful language targeting the Hindu religion.Closed - Pending Further Information
May 19, 2023May 21, 2023Lawrinson HallA Syracuse University student reported on October 7, 2022, December 10, 2022 and May 3, 2023, the overhearing of hateful language that targeted the LGBTQ+ and Roma communities.Closed - Pending Further Information
May 23, 2023May 26, 2023OnlineThe Department of Public Safety (DPS) has identified an individual believed to be responsible for targeting students with harassing and biased messages in a Snapchat group chat. Closed - Suspect identified and case turned over to the Office of Community Standards
June 15, 2023June 16, 2023Corner of Marshall Street and University AvenueA Syracuse University student reported being the target of anti-Asian language while walking near the corner of Marshall Street and University Avenue.Closed - Individuals identified as non-affiliates and issued no trespass warnings.
August 27, 2023August 30, 2023Outside Brewster HallA Syracuse University employee reported hearing an anti-semitic slur from a passing car. The driver was identified as a non-affiliate who claims he was misheard.Closed - Inconclusive
August 30, 2023August 31, 2023Flint HallTwo Syracuse University students reported being called the N-word by an individual unknown to them. The reporting students said the slur was used by an individual in a group of four to five women.Closed - Pending Further Information
September 17, 2023September 18, 2023Brewster HallA resident on the tenth floor of Brewster Hall reported discovering antisemitic graffiti drawn on the whiteboard hanging on their door.Open - No investigative update