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Bias hotlines at US colleges have led to a witch hunt culture on campus

When I stepped on campus at NYU four years ago, I was handed a school ID by a public safety officer. On the back, I found a list of phone numbers: who to call if I was in danger, who to call if I was sick, and . . . a bias response line? Not long after, I found posters with the same number on the back of bathroom stalls, urging students to call and report bias on campus.

Discrimination and harassment are one thing, but I found myself wondering what exactly constituted “bias.” Since I had watched students and professors canceled for all manner of perceived transgressions, it left me wondering what range of incidents could fall under this umbrella.

I had never heard of them before, but evidently schools across the country, from Drew University to Penn State, and the University of Missouri, have similar hotlines. Countless other colleges and universities have bias response teams, many with online reporting forms.

After Rikki Schlott enrolled at NYU, she grew concerned when she learned that callers to a campus hotline were invited to gripe about a range of subjective, alleged offenses.After Rikki Schlott enrolled at NYU, she grew concerned when she learned that callers to a campus hotline were invited to gripe about a range of subjective, alleged offenses.Stephen Yang for NY Post

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