Bias/Discrimination Incident Dashboard
3rd Floor
Office 335
The following information is provided to keep the Worcester State community informed on incidents of bias/discrimination reported to the university. This data will be updated if a future bias incident occurs.
Data updated: 03/25/2025
Period represented: FY2025 (7/1/2024—6/30/2025)
9
Total number of incidents reported in FY2025
Incidents by
complainant/reporting partyin FY2025
Complainant Reported Students 4 Faculty 3 Staff 2 Alumni 0 Worcester State Community Member 0 Non-Worcester State Community Member 0 Undisclosed 0
Incidents by
subject **in FY2025
Subject Reported Discrimination 9 Retaliation 1 Bias 0 Title IX* 0 Civility 0 Other 0 Sexual Harassment 0
Incidents by
protected category**in FY2025
Discrimination Reported Age 0 Race 3 Disability 4 Religion 2 National Origin 0 Sex/Gender 0 Sexual Orientation 0 Veteran 0 Other 0
Incidents by
finding/outcomein FY2025
Outcome Reported Resolved 3 Substantiated 0 Not substantiated 1 No jurisdiction 0 Withdrawn 0 Open 1 Referred to University Police 0 Unresolved/No leads 1 Did not pursue 3
Bias/Discrimination Incident Dashboard – FY 2025
The following allegations were made:
| 03-10-25 | Discrimination based on Accessibility. |
| 02-05-25 | Swastikas found. |
| 12-02-24 | Harassment based on race. |
| 11-08-24 | Discrimination based on attempt to gain assets. |
| 11-01-24 | Retaliation based on race. |
| 10-03-24 | Discrimination based on lack of Accommodation. |
| 10-03-24 | Discrimination based on Accessibility. |
| 07-14-24 | Harassment towards Black community. |
| 07-02-24 | Swastikas with hate message found. |
*Title IX information is reported separately.
**Multiple types of discrimination in a single report.
***Multiple complainants reporting the same incident.
Questions about this reporting data should be directed to Worcester State’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity at belonging@worcester.edu or 508-929-8053.
To learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion activities at Worcester State, read more about our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committees.
To learn about bias incident reporting, including how to report an incident, read more about Bias Incidents and Reporting at Worcester State.
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The following information is provided to keep the Worcester State community informed on incidents of bias/discrimination reported to the university. This data will be updated if a future bias incident occurs.
Data updated: 07/23/2024
Period represented: FY2024 (7/1/2023—6/30/2024)Total number of incidents reported in FY2024: 38
Incidents by complainant/reporting party
Complainant Reported Students 22 Faculty 6 Staff 4 Alumni 2 Worcester State Community Member 2 Non-Worcester State Community Member 0 Undisclosed 1 Incidents by subject **
Subject Reported Discrimination 25 Retaliation 4 Bias 6 Title IX* 0 Civility 0 Other 4 Sexual Harassment 1 Incidents by protected category**
Discrimination Reported Age 1 Race 16 Disability 5 Religion 7 National Origin 7 Sex/Gender 4 Sexual Orientation 3 Veteran 1 Other 0 Incidents by finding/outcome**
Outcome Reported Resolved 4 Substantiated 6 Not substantiated 12 No jurisdiction 3 Withdrawn 1 Open 1 Referred to University Police 0 Unresolved/No leads 2 Did not pursue 9 Bias/Discrimination Incident Dashboard – FY 2024
The following allegations were made:
05-15-24
Person with disability not allowed to join a WSU team. 05-09-24 Workplace racial discrimination and retaliation. 05-07-24 Preferential treatment by supervisor based upon religion. 05-03-24 Harassment and mocking of a religious group. 04-24-24 Systemic failure to sufficiently and adequately manage racial incidents. 04-17-24
Swastikas drawn on off-campus sidewalk. 04-08-24
Harassment involving gestures towards Jewish community. 04-03-24 Discrimination based on Accessibility. 03-07-24 Harassment directed towards the pro-Palestinian and Muslim community. 03-06-24 Discriminatory actions towards based upon future academic goals. 03-06-24 Harassment of Muslim community. 03-06-24 Degrading correspondence toward immigrants. 03-05-24 Concerns regarding religious programs. 02-22-24 Cultural slang racial graffiti. 02-09-24 SAS accommodations were not honored. 02-06-24 Racial slur referenced. 01-24-24 Racial and age discrimination. 01-28-24 Workplace racial Harassment. 01-25-24* Constant ridicule towards Women, BIPOC/ALANA, and Religious groups reported. 12-19-23 Non-stop discrimination and retaliation based upon Age/Veteran status, and Disability. 12-05-23 Individual reported constantly being targeted and followed based upon race. 12-01-23 Offensive reference towards a religious group. 11-09-23 Request to terminate an academic talk. 11-05-23 Racial discrimination upon entry of a campus building. 11-01-23 Discrimination based on Sex/Gender. 10-29-23 Personal social media account was found to be offensive. 10-25-23 Racial graffiti discovered towards the policies of Israel. 10-25-23 Statement expressing dislike towards Vietnamese individuals in a “joking” manner. 10-13-23 Hateful comments/actions displayed toward the LGBTQIA+ community. 09-28-23 Inappropriate touching. 09-22-23 Discrimination reported. 09-19-23 Neurodivergent slur. 09-04-23 Racial discrimination in Financial Aid process. 08-29-23* Black Racial slur said during Student employee training. 08-24-23* Black Racial slur said during Student employee training. 08-11-23 Inappropriate LGBTQIA+ comments posted on Social Media account. 08-09-23 Microphone was not used to accommodate the disabled hard of hearing audience. 08-25-23* Comments aimed toward an Asian individual. 07-26-23* Comments aimed toward an Asian individual. *Title IX information is reported separately.
**Multiple types of discrimination in a single report.
***Multiple complainants reporting the same incident.
Questions about this reporting data should be directed to Worcester State’s Office of Diversity, Inclusion, Affirmative Action, and Equal Opportunity at diversity@worcester.edu or 508-929-8053.
To learn about diversity, equity, and inclusion activities at Worcester State, read more about our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committees.
To learn about bias incident reporting, including how to report an incident, read more about Bias Incidents and Reporting at Worcester State.
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The following information is provided to keep the Worcester State community informed on incidents of bias reported to the university. This data will be updated if a future bias incident occurs.
Period represented: FY2023 (7/1/2022—6/30/2023)
Total number of incidents reported in FY2023: 23
Incidents by complainant/reporting party
Complainant Reported Students 16 Faculty 1 Staff 7 Alumni 0 Worcester State Community Member 0 Non-Worcester State Community Member 0 Undisclosed 0 Incidents by subject
Subject Reported Discrimination 11 Retaliation 0 Bias 12 Title IX* 0 Civility 0 Other 0 Incidents by protected category**
Discrimination Reported Age 0 Race 15 Disability 0 Religion 1 National Origin 2 Sex/Gender 4 Sexual Orientation 0 Veteran 0 Other 1 Incidents by finding/outcome
Outcome Reported Resolved 5 Substantiated 2 Not substantiated 2 No jurisdiction 2 Withdrawn 3 Open 4 Referred to University Police 0 Unresolved/No leads 5 ** May reflect multiple allegations per report
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The following data represents incidents which occurred during the FY2022 period (7/1/2021—6/30/2022.)
Total Incidents in FY2022: 14
Incidents by complainant/reporting party
Complainant Reported Students 8 Faculty 1 Staff 5 Alumni 0 Worcester State Community Member 0 Non-Worcester State Community Member 0 Undisclosed 0 Incidents by subject
Subject Reported Discrimination 14 Retaliation 0 Bias 0 Title IX* 0 Civility 0 Wrongful Termination 0 Incidents by protected category**
Discrimination Reported Age 2 Race 7 Disability 2 Religion 0 National Origin 0 Sex/Gender 1 Sexual Orientation 1 Veteran 0 Other 1 Incidents by finding/outcome
Outcome Reported Resolved 0 Substantiated 1 Not substantiated 2 No jurisdiction 2 Withdrawn 3 Open 4 Referred to University Police 0 Unresolved/No leads 2 ** May reflect multiple allegations per report
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