Tag: hate crimes
UW-Madison Issues Statement Following Assault of Asian Students Near Campus
The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) recently released statements in support of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American (APIDA) and Asian communities following the assault...
Stanford Launches Hate Crime Investigation After Noose Found Near Residence Hall
Stanford University launched a hate crime investigation this week after a noose was reportedly found hanging in a tree near a student residence hall...
Report on Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2020
The Institute of Education Sciences, a branch of the U.S. Department of Education, and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, a branch of the U.S....
Data Scientist Creates System for Tracking White Supremacist Activity
Emily Gorcenski, an activist and transgender woman who has firsthand experience with White nationalist harassment and violence, has found a unique way to fight...
Hate Crimes Rise Across the U.S., Reaching Highest Level in More...
Hate crimes in the United States are peaking at levels that haven’t been seen since 2008, according to an annual FBI report released on...
Public Policy Schools Must Teach Future Leaders About Today’s Anti-Semitism
On January 19, 2020, 380 University of Montana faculty and staff received an email containing anti-Semitic propaganda. Two days later, the Syracuse University Department...
INSIGHT Into Diversity Teams with ADL to Address Hate on Campus
ADL, formally known as the Anti-Defamation League, recently partnered with INSIGHT Into Diversity to help colleges and universities understand how to address the rise in...
Criminal Justice Students Work to “Break the Hate” in the US
Criminal justice students at Fayetteville State University (FSU) in North Carolina recently launched a website designed to raise awareness about the different forms of...
Majority of Hate Crimes Go Unreported, Target Victims Based on Gender...
Approximately 54 percent of hate crimes that took place in the United States between 2011 and 2015 were not reported to law enforcement, and...
Three Incidents Involving Nooses on College Campuses Are Being Investigated as...
In three separate incidents, nooses were discovered hanging on the campuses of American University (AU), Kansas State University, and the University of Maryland last...
