Bias Incidents

Homecoming bias incident calls attention to OMA response

Deans from the Office of Multicultural Affairs say that the increase of reported bias incidents likely indicates that students are taking a more active role in reporting incidents they find offensive.

By Teresa Shen | Nov 30 03:21 am ET

Homophobic Statement Found on Carman Dry Erase Board

A homophobic slur was found on a dry-erase board in Carman Hall on Friday morning, according to a Division of Student Affairs e-mail sent to all Carman residents on Sunday.

By Melissa Repko | Dec 16 02:33 pm ET

Forcing Hate Out Into the Open

As our campus observes a Day Out Against Hate, much energy will be spent decrying the recent acts of prejudice on campus. But has anyone asked what this event will actually accomplish?

By Stanley Snelson | Nov 28 11:57 pm ET

Principles Take Stage at Summit

At a Community Principles Initiative Committee summit on Friday, students used role-playing to discuss recent bias incidents and University protocols.

By Lydia Wileden | Nov 12 04:05 am ET

Creating Community on Campus

The community that we live in is expansive, consisting of three undergraduate schools, two affiliated schools, and 13 graduate and professional schools.

By Columbia Community Summit members | Nov 7 09:53 pm ET

Put Money and Action Where Our Mouths Are

In the past weeks’ furor about nooses and graffiti, which dramatize age-old concerns about our Eurocentric curriculum, paternalistic gentrification efforts, and feelings of marginalization from stu

By Candace Mitchell | Nov 2 12:59 am ET

What Do We Stand For?

This past month, there have been several bias incidents on campus, a disturbing trend that deserves our community's attention and discussion.

By Editorial Board | Nov 2 12:55 am ET

Responding to Bias at Columbia

The Engineering Student Council deplores the recent bias incidents that have occurred on our campus.

By Elizabeth Strauss, Eash Cumarasamy, and Kim Manis | Oct 22 01:38 am ET

Shame on Me? Shame on Us.

Not surprisingly, even in America in the 21st century, racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic incidents still occur.

By Alba Mota | Oct 16 11:46 pm ET

A Statement from the Multi-Faith Council

The Columbia University Multi-Faith Council aims to help create a more inclusive faith-based community within the University community.

By The Multi-Faith Council | Oct 16 11:19 pm ET

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