BISS by the Numbers 2019-20
- Campus Unit: Bias Incident Support Services
- Updated:
Bias Incident Support Services has been sharing BISS by the Numbers each year since 2020 to provide the campus community with an overview of both campus trends and the unit's proactive offerings.
Overall Reports
69 reports received
42 incidents logged
(Note: Reports received are all the reports made to BISS. The log does not include reports that the university could not look into. Reports involving the same incident are typically logged once.)
Locations reported
Academic buildings: 22.9%
Online: 44.3%
Other/Outside: 8.3%
Motivations reported
Race/Color: 38
Sexual Orientation: 16
National Origin: 9
Citizenship: 7
Gender/Sex: 6
Religion: 6
Disability: 1
Response
25 trainings and proactive programs
27 reports involving restorative practices
5 referrals to on- and off-campus entities
10 reports with UMPD involvement
Impact
2,672 contact hours with impacted parties
36 one-on-ones with impacted parties
15 Hate-Bias Response Team meetings
37 consultations with departments
New Student Advisory Group
Trends
Prior to COVID: 3% of reports involved online incidents
During COVID: 95% of reports involved online incidents
If you’ve experienced hate or bias at UMD, email BiasSupport@umd.edu or report a hate/bias incident.
Type
Campus Unit
Report an incident
The University of Maryland values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive and respectful campus for students, faculty and staff. If you have been impacted by hate, bias, intimidation, sexual misconduct or discrimination, you can file a report with the units here.
You may also contact UMPD by calling:
Emergency: 911 or 301-405-3333 - Mobile Phone #3333
Non-Emergency: 301-405-3555