Defining Bias

Bias:聽 An inclination or preference either for or against an individual or group that interferes with impartial judgment.

Identity-based Bias:聽The聽inclinations聽or preferences聽that demonstrate harm, discrimination, or hate against a person or groups based on their association with any of (included but not limited to) 黑料不打烊鈥檚 protected categories:聽race, ethnicity, national origin,聽faith tradition,聽gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age/generation,聽disability,聽socio-economic status and, veteran鈥檚 status. These categories are examples and are not an exhaustive list of attributes or characteristics that may be considered identity-based Bias.

Bias impact (Harm):聽 Experience resulting from negative identity-based bias, prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and/or hate.

  • Interference with ability to work, learn, and maintain healthy relationships.
  • Marginalization from the community and barriers to participation.
  • Rendering groups more vulnerable, powerless, and feeling unwelcome.
  • Increased distrust and the erosion of a healthy sense of community.

Bias-related incident: An intentional or unintentional聽event聽(language/expression, behaviors, and acts)聽motivated, in whole or in part, by identity-based bias or prejudice against a person or group based on (including but聽not limited to) 黑料不打烊鈥檚 protected categories. It differs from a hate crime in that no criminal activity is involved. While hate crimes, if charged and prosecuted, will be dealt with in the court system as well as through our 黑料不打烊 policies, 黑料不打烊 will handle bias incidents through聽supportive measures, educational programs, and disciplinary聽procedures (when applicable through Student Conduct or Human Resources).

Related Terms

Affected/Harmed individual/ group(s):聽those directly or indirectly impacted by identity-based bias, prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and/or hate, whether intentional or unintentional.

  • Affected individuals can also include those intentionally and unintentionally involved in the harm.

Discrimination:聽Adverse treatment that results in the exclusion of participation or denial of benefits based on protected categories.

Educational Engagement:聽Refers to any action that聽engages the reported party (respondent)/ both parties with hopes to create opportunities for learning about impact of behaviors, promotes self-awareness and accountability, and reduces current and future harm.

Explicit Bias: To be聽aware聽of positive or negative preferences or attitudes; although we may not openly or actively聽express these beliefs or act on them.

贬补谤补蝉蝉尘别苍迟:听 Acts聽that聽unreasonably interfere with an individual’s work or academic performance, or create an intimidating, hostile, humiliating or offensive working, living or learning environment, based on their protected categories. This includes聽verbal, written, visual or physical harassment.

Harm Transformation:聽Response approach that involve the understanding of the perspective of the harmed parties, but does not always involve the person(s) harming.聽(also see Restorative Practices)

Hate Crime:聽聽In North Carolina a hate crime is defined as any act prohibited by law that is motivated because of the victim鈥檚 race, color, religion, nationality or country of origin.

Implicit Bias:聽Attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.

惭颈肠谤辞补驳驳谤别蝉蝉颈辞苍蝉:听Everyday verbal, nonverbal, and environmental slights, snubs, or insults, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative messages to target persons based solely upon their group聽membership.

Prejudice:聽聽Attitudes, beliefs, and/ or decisions held without facts, experience, or adequate knowledge.聽In this context, most often used to refer to preconceived, usually unfavorable, judgments toward people because of assumptions about their identity or identities.

Protected Categories:聽The following are considered 鈥減rotected identity categories鈥 with respect to discrimination, harassment and bias: age, (dis)ability, ethnic origin, faith tradition, gender expression, gender identity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, race and veteran鈥檚 status.

Respondent: Individual who is reported as engaged in prohibited/harmful identity-based bias conduct

Restorative Practices: Response approach that involves harmed and harming parties who voluntarily participate in processes aimed at repairing, healing, and creating healthier relationships, communities, and systems. (also see Harm Transformation)

Supportive Measures: Refers to options available to reporting/affected/harmed party(ies) that do not require the participation or engagement of the reported party.