重要的问 & A
偏见: “favoring of or against one person, group or thing compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Biases can be conscious or unconscious – explicit or implicit. In addition, bias can be institutionalized into policies, practices and structures.” (Brown University, 2021).
偏差esball官方网: “任何伤害, discriminatory or harassing act that targets individuals or groups based on perceived or actual identity.” (Brown University, 2020)
Please Note: To be considered a “bias incident,” the act is not required to violate College policy, nor is it required to be a crime under any federal, 州或地方法律.
Examples of Bias Incidents
The types of bias incidents that should be reported to Rhode Island College’s Office of Institutional Equity include, 但不限于:
- issuing threats to physical, mental, and/or emotional safety
- biased policy or policy enforcement
- 有偏见的语言
- 其他侵略/microaggressions (e.g., refusing to use a person’s preferred 性别 pronouns, ridiculing a person’s langu年龄 or accent, 使用种族歧视, ethnic or another slur in a joke or to identify someone.)
Studies on campus climate continue to shed light on the negative experiences of students with histori呼叫y marginalized identities, 就是黑色的, 土著, and People of Color (BIPOC), 女性, and members of the LGBTQ+ community (Miller, Guida, 史密斯, 弗格森, & 麦地那,2018).
RIC’s own 2019 校园 Climate Survey key findings* (Rankin & Associates, 2019) reveal that:
- 学生, 教师, and staff experience exclusionary, 令人生畏的, 进攻, and hostile conduct based on racial and 性别 identity.
- 酷儿频谱, trans-spectrum, 多民族的, and first-generation survey respondents and survey respondents with one or more disabilities report feeling less comfort with campus, 工作场所, 教室气氛.
- Student perceptions of academic success are significantly lower for trans-spectrum graduates, 多民族的 undergraduates, and undergraduates with multiple disabilities.
*Based on these key findings, Rankin & Associates explicitly recommended RIC implement a bias reporting mechanism such as this.