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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us here.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span><span><span>If you are looking to report a bias incident, please do so through <a href="diversity.umd.edu/bias">Bias Incident Support Services</a>, which is housed in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Their reporting protocol can be found </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="https://diversity.umd.edu/bias/response"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>here</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and reports can be submitted </span></span></span></span></span></span><a href="http://go.umd.edu/reportbias"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>here</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div class="section section-umd_terp_basic_page section-ut_accordion"> <div class="accordion" id="accordion-16808"> <!-- test comment --> <div class="card"> <div class="card-header" id="accordion-16808-header-16"> <button class="btn" data-toggle="collapse" data-target="#accordion-16808-content-16" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-16808-content-16"> DEI Office Resources </button> </div> <div id="accordion-16808-content-16" class="collapse" aria-labelledby="accordion-16808-header-16" data-parent="#accordion-16808" > <div class="card-body"> <div> <div class="editor-content" id="umd_terp_paragraph--16806"> <ul> <li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The DSA鈥檚 new Hate Bias Response Guide has useful information for all community members when it comes to identifying, reporting, and responding to hate bias. 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