University of California Systemwide Intolerance Report Form: Campus Climate
University of California, Merced
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If you experience or observe behavior that is inconsistent with our Principles of Community, please report it.
You may report in a variety of ways:
- Report anonymously or by name, via this Campus Climate page, by selecting the University of California campus where the incident occurred from the list to the right and clicking "Continue".
- Report anonymously to an appropriate campus office, based on the nature of the incident. Please refer to the website for the campus where the incident occurred.
- Report anonymously via your campus' Bias Reporting page, by selecting your campus from the Local Bias Reporting menu above. If your campus does not appear on this list, there is no local reporting form available. Please use this form, instead.
- File a report with your Campus Police Department, via the Campus Police menu above.
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On this form you may report the following issues. To see a particular definition, please mouse over the issue name.
Expressions of Bias: A general communication not directed toward a particular individual, which disparages a group of people on the basis of some characteristic ... Expressions of bias may violate student conduct code or other University policies; other expressions of bias may be fully protected expressions of speech.
Hate Speech: Hate speech is any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display that may incite violence or prejudicial action against someone based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity, ethnicity ...