Hate and Bias Crimes
Pursuant to New York Law 129-a, the College tracks, reports and posts incidents of hate and bias crimes, as those terms are defined under New York Law. For Calendar year 2022, no such hate or bias crimes were reported to the College.
“Hate crimes” for purposes of this compliance shall have the meaning found in 485.05 of the NY Penal Code.
Berkeley College shall provide bias related and hate crime prevention information to incoming students at orientation and/or through programming, to promote discussion, encourage reporting and facilitate prevention of such incidents. Should such incidents be reported to the College, we shall investigate them as appropriate, in coordination with our local law enforcement partners. To report a bias or hate crime, please do the following:
Students should direct hate and bias crimes to the Equal Opportunity Officer for Students, as follows: Heather Eaton-Dwyer, Dean of Students, Student Development and Campus Life, HED@BerkeleyCollege.edu, 973-278-5400 x1309. Associates should direct hate and bias crimes to the Equal Opportunity Officer for Associates, as follows: Karen Carpentieri, Vice President of Human Resources, Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Associates, KJC@BerkeleyCollege.edu, 201-291-1111 x5162
