Dean of Students Office | Bias Education & Support

Bias Education & Support

UNCG’s Bias Education and Support Team serves the campus community by offering a reporting process that invites students to document and proactively address the impacts of bias-related incidents, behaviors, and actions. A trained interdisciplinary, interdepartmental group, the Bias Education and Support Team draws on restorative principles, appreciative inquiry, community conferencing and other restoration-focused practices to guide students as they process the impacts of bias incidents. The Bias Education and Support Team will not replace or subordinate any existing processes for reporting and addressing acts of discrimination, harassment, concern or violence. The team does not investigate incidents and will refer them to law enforcement or the appropriate university offices when necessary.

THE BIAS EDUCATION AND SUPPORT TEAM AT UNC GREENSBORO WILL:

  • Educate the campus community on how to recognize and report bias incidents
  • Respond to reported bias incidents
  • Support students impacted by bias incidents

THE BIAS EDUCATION & SUPPORT TEAM IS NOT:

  • A judicial or disciplinary body
  • An investigation team
  • A crisis response team
  • Police or speech police

THE BIAS EDUCATION & SUPPORT TEAM DOES:

  • Assist students who report, or are the target of, bias incidents
  • Keep annual statistical records of bias-related incidents on campus
  • Work to promote conversation about diversity, social justice, and inclusion

BIAS REPORTING

A bias incident includes conduct, behavior, or expression that is threatening, harassing, intimidating, discriminatory, or hostile and targets specific individuals or groups based on their actual or perceived social identity.

A bias incident includes conduct, behavior, or expression that is threatening, harassing, intimidating, discriminatory, or hostile and targets specific individuals or groups based on their actual or perceived social identity.

The bias incident report is available to any student who has observed a bias incident that involves the UNCG campus community. If this is an emergency that requires immediate attention, please contact campus police at 336.334.4444 prior to filing a bias incident report.

UNCG strives to build a safe and inclusive campus. Your report helps our team students impacted by bias and provide educational opportunities to members of our campus community.

The following protocol outlines the steps taken after a bias incident report (IR) is submitted. The Bias and Educational Support Team is divided into smaller sub-teams, who are responsible for providing support and education to students assigned to their team.

Students, clubs, organizations, faculty, and staff may request a bias education presentation.  Please submit a request form here.

TEAM MEMBERSHIP

The Bias Education and Support Team is housed in the Dean of Students Office, with membership including faculty and staff from across the University. The following outlines the positions and/or individuals along with the tenure of their service to the team.

Responsible for responding to bias incident reports on a rotating basis and campus-wide education/presentations. The Education and Support Team provide updates to the Advisory Team. Each department listed will have 1 designee:

  • Dean of Students Office/Team Chair/Case Manager
  • Office of Intercultural Engagement
  • Online Programs
  • Provost Faculty Appointment
  • Title IX
  • Campus Violence Response Center
  • Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
  • Housing and Residence Life
  • Office of Accessibility Resources and Services
  • Undergraduate Student Success
  • The Graduate School

Responsible for consulting with The Dean of Students Office-Bias Education and Support Team on an as-needed basis and meeting once per semester.

  • Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
  • Associate Vice Chancellor and Dean of Students
  • Director of the Office of Intercultural Engagement
  • Chancellor’s Fellow, or Chancellor’s Designee
  • General Counsel
  • Human Resources
  • University Communications 
  • UNCG Police Department
  • Dean of Students/Team Chair/Case Manager

Related links

Office of Intercultural Engagement (OIE)

Campus Violence & Resource Center

Title IX Office

Student Policy Handbook

UNCG Police

REPORT A BIAS INCIDENT

staff support contact

Brian Daniel (he, him), Assistant Dean

Supports students who have been impacted by bias

Email [email protected] to schedule an appointment

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