EVERY YEAR
more than half a million college students are targets of bias-driven slurs or physical assaults.

EVERY DAY
at least one hate crime occurs on a college campus.

EVERY MINUTE
a college student somewhere sees or hears racist, sexist, homophobic or otherwise biased words or images.

No campus advertises its hate crimes or bias incidents; some even hide records and facts from the public eye to avoid having tarnished reputations. But hate happens, and its scars remain for months, sometimes years, to come.

It is, in the words of one expert, "the background noise" of students' lives.

After examining hundreds of cases involving thousands of students, we found this: Although administrators, faculty and staff are vital players in any response, it is the student activist who makes the most difference.

Because things improve only when people like you take action.

Because each student activist has the power to make a difference.

And because apathy, in some ways, is as dangerous as hate.

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THIS GUIDE is designed primarily for student activists and advocates. Some information, however, also is well suited for campus administrators, staff, faculty and others.

Depending on the specific crisis, some chapters will be more relevant than others. And although this is designed as a crisis guide, we urge all of you to use the information and ideas here to help prevent bias incidents from happening.