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.Open - No investigative update
November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Haven HallGraffiti contained racist language that is derogatory to Asian individuals.Open - No investigative update
November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Sadler HallA student was loudly yelling a racial epithet that is derogatory to African Americans.Open - No investigative update
November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Haven HallAnti-Semitic graffiti depicting a swastika was discovered.Open - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
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.Turned over to SPD - No investigative leads at this time
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.Turned over to SPD and Manlius PD - No investigative update
November 19, 2019November 21, 2019Comstock Art facilityGraffiti was found containing racist language that is derogatory to Asians.Open - No investigative update
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Flint HallA post-it note was found with anti-Native American language found on the 1st floor. Open - No investigative update
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Day HallRacist graffiti using language derogatory to African Americans found on the 6th floor.Open - No investigative update
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Day HallRacist graffiti using language derogatory to African Americans found on the 5th floor.Open - No investigative update
November 20, 2019November 21, 2019Irving Garage/Bird LibraryFour incidents of graffiti in and around the Irving Garage and Bird Library.Arrest - Closed by 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.Turned over to SPD - No investigative leads at this time
November 27, 2019n/aDay HallGraffiti found on the fourth floor of Day Hall that contained racist language derogatory to African Americans.Open - All leads have been exhausted
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.Open - No investigative update
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. Turned over to SPD - No investigative leads at this time
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. Open - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
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. Open - No investigative update
February 8, 2020February 8, 2020University PlaceTwo students reported being called a racial slur by a driver yelling out the window of their vehicle.Open - No investigative update
February 20, 2020February 21, 2020Day HallHomophobic graffiti in a restroom on the fourth floor of Day Hall.Open - No investigative update
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.” Open - No investigative update
May 1, 2020May 1, 2020ElectronicGreek life social media website containing bias comments about African Americans, Catholics and Hispanics.Open - No investigative update
July 14, 2020July 15, 2020College Place Bus StopGraffiti using language that is derogatory to Caucasians.Open - No investigative update
September 4, 2020September 4, 2020Day HallAnti-Black racial slur written on a packageOpen - No investigative update
November 4, 2020November 10, 2020Walnut PlaceAn unknown male yelled a comment from his vehicle’s window that is derogatory towards the LGBTQ communityOpen - No investigative update
January 27, 2021January 29, 20211000 block of Comstock AvenueGraffiti using language that is derogatory to CaucasiansOpen - No investigative update
February 17, 2021February 18, 2021ElectronicAn unknown individual hacked the open session, repeatedly typed a racist epithet in the chat function and played offensive music.Open - No investigative update
February 27, 2021February 28, 2021800 blook of Comstock AvenueA student was walking into the building when two unknown individuals reportedly used anti-Asian language. Open - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
April 29, 2021May 1, 2021ElectronicAn unknown subject who completed an online form using language that was derogatory to Asian individuals.Open - No investigative update
May 2, 2021May 2, 2021500 block of University PlaceA student reported being called a racial slur by the occupant of a vehicle driving by.Open - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
Nov. 30, 2021Dec. 1, 2021Lawrinson HallOffensive language to the Jewish community on a bulletin boardOpen - No investigative update
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.Open - No investigative update
March 28, 2022March 31, 2022ElectronicHateful and threatening messages directed toward the Buddhist community on the social media site Discord.Open - No investigative update
April 1, 2022April 2, 2022Brewster HallIndividual shouting hateful language that is derogatory and offensive to the LGBTQ+ community.Open - No investigative update
April 9, 2022April 11, 2022Corner of Lancaster and Euclid avenuesIndividual in a moving vehicle shouted anti-LGBTQ+ languageOpen - No investigative update