This Bias Incident Reporting Tool is for NON-EMERGENCY incidents only. If your immediate safety is at risk, you are witnessing violence or perceive imminent harm to yourself or others, please immediately dial 911.
If your experience includes sexual assault, sexual harassment, stalking and/or relationship violence, please contact UW SafeCampus at 206-685-7233.
If the incident is connected to UW Medicine, use their Bias Reporting Tool. For incidents connected to patient safety, use SAFETY NET.
Our commitment
The University of Washington values and honors diverse experiences and perspectives, strives to create welcoming and respectful learning environments and promotes access and opportunity.
These values come with the recognition that members of our community might hold and express sometimes unpopular views. The Office of the President has affirmed UW’s steadfast commitment to these values in a blog post and comments to the campus community.
The Bias Incident Advisory Committee
What we do with bias incident reports:
- Refer those who report incidents to appropriate campus offices and programs that can effectively respond in accordance with applicable University polices and principles of expression.
- Reports involving discrimination based on sex or gender, sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking or relationship violence will be referred to the UW Title IX Office.
- Reports involving anti-Semitism and/or Islamophobia will be referred to the UW Civil Rights Investigations Office.
- Catalog all reported incidents and track for trends.
- Assess avenues for minimizing or eliminating future incidents of bias.
- Consult with the vice presidents for the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity and the Division of Student Life regarding possible institutional responses.
- Work with campus offices and departments to develop strategies for addressing bias trends and patterns at UW.
What we don’t do:
- Conduct investigations. Should you utilize some of the campus resources offered to you through this process, they might use the information you provide to initiate disciplinary action.
- Impinge on free speech rights and academic freedom.
Submission of a Bias Incident Report does not constitute a formal complaint and will not automatically initiate an investigation. UW offices responsible for responding to, investigating, and resolving complaints include the Civil Rights Investigation Office, Human Resources, Community Standards and Student Conduct, University Ombud and Deans’ Offices for Academic Schools and Colleges. To report criminal activity, call UW Police at 206-685-8973 for non-emergencies, or 206-685-8477 for anonymous tips.
If you encounter or suspect incidents of bias, you are encouraged to file a report, which will be reviewed by the UW’s Bias Incident Advisory Committee. Whenever possible, bias reports will be reviewed within two to four business days.
Please note that submitted reports may become public.
Bias Reporting Tool Annual Report
The Bias Incident Advisory Committee creates an annual document summarizing the report data. You can view the 2024 data here: Bias Reporting Tool Campus Report 2024
Bias Incident Advisory Committee Members
- Alyssa Galmish, Community Standards & Student Conduct
- Vraveryk Gina, Residential Life
- Andres Huante, Co-Chair, College Assistance Migrant Program
- L. Lincoln Johnson, Co-Chair, Student Life
- Rachel Koon, Student Life
- Ty M. Krueger, Residential Life
- Allison Lilley, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
- Jannah Maresh, Parent & Family Programs
- Nate Panelo, Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center
- Nina Riesen, Husky Health Center
- Jaye Sablan, Core Programs – Graduate Student Affairs
- Joel Schwartzkopf, Husky Health Center
- Alexa Zambrano, Residential Life