Be Part of Your Community Resources
ON CAMPUS RESOURCES
(skip down to Off Campus Resources)
20 Garden Street
www.aeo.fas.harvard.edu
617.496.8707 (V)
617.496.3720 (V/TTY)
The Accessible Education Office (AEO) serves as the central campus resource for Harvard College and GSAS students with documented physical, emotional, and learning disabilities e.g., impairments which limit major life activities, as well as short-term illnesses and injuries which impact residential and academic life. Working in partnership with many University-based resources, AEO helps students identify strategies which help to mitigate the functional limitations associated with a clinical condition. In particular, AEO considers such issues as campus-based transportation, academic accessibility, architectural access and environment, alternative/adaptive technology, housing, sign language services, career counseling and other issues which impact campus life.
Hilles Center for Student Organizations
www.hcs.harvard.edu/~queer/
The BGLTSA seeks to serve the College BGLT community with social, educational, and political programs. BGLTSA sponsors awareness outreaches around such occasions as National Coming Out Day in November, and coordinates a month of education, activism and reflection in April affectionately known as “Gaypril.” They also sponsor frequent dances and study breaks. Other groups with information listed on the BGLTSA website include:
- BAGELS: A group for Jewish gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students.
- BOND: A social group for students who do not necessarily identify as exclusively heterosexual and their friends.
- Cornerstone: A discussion and support group for BGLT Catholics at Harvard and MIT and their friends and loved ones.
- GirlSpot: A group for women
- GLB Student Caucus (Kennedy School)
- GLSA (Business School)
- OutLaw (Law School)
- Kinsey 2 to 6ers (Medical School)
- LBGGS (GSAS)
- LBGS (School of Public Health)
The BGLTSA has two mailing lists that you can use to stay informed about what is going on in the queer community on campus and beyond. Your participation in these lists is kept strictly confidential. Only the moderators can access the lists of subscribers. You may subscribe to either or both lists by visiting the BGLTSA website: www.hcs.harvard.edu/~queer/. The BGLTSA-Announce list is a low-traffic list that is used primarily to send out Weekly Updates. Occasional notices about official BGLTSA events or messages from their board are also sent out over this list. The BGLTSA-Open list is a higher traffic, unmoderated discussion list for members of Harvard’s queer community and their supporters
Basement of Thayer Hall
Monday-Friday: 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.hcs.harvard.edu/~queer/
The BGLTSA resource center has many resources including a lending library, a jobs bulletin board, a calendar of on and off campus events, and up-to-date periodicals. Please contact the Resource Center for more information, or contact coordinators: Mischa Feldstein ’06 mfeldst@fas.harvard.edu, Ryan Thoreson ’06 thoreson@fas.harvard.edu, and Rachel Culley ’07 rculley@fas.harvard.edu.
BGLTS ADVISERSIn the undergraduate residences, Harvard has a network of BGLTS Advisers available to speak with students about their concerns and Harvard’s policies and resources. In order to contact your BGLTS Adviser, please send an email to the address listed for your residential area, and your confidential message will be sent directly to one of your Advisers.
In the Yard- Elm Yard (Canady, Matthews, and Weld): elm-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Ivy Yard (Apley, Hollis, Holworthy, Lionel, Massachusetts Hall, Mower, Stoughton, Straus, and Thayer): ivy-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Crimson Yard (Grays, Greenough, Hurlbut, Pennypacker, and Wigglesworth): crimson-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Adams: adams-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Cabot: cabot-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Currier: currier-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Dudley: dudley-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Dunster: dunster-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Eliot: eliot-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Kirkland: kirkland-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Leverett: leverett-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Lowell: lowell-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Mather: mather-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Pforzheimer: pfoho-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Quincy: quincy-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
- Winthrop: winthrop-bglts@fas.harvard.edu
BGLT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES
(The people listed here are all available to talk about a variety of BGLT issues.)
Patricia Henry, Senior Associate Athletic Director; pwhenry@fas.harvard.edu
Ariel Phillips, Ed.D., counselor/psychologist; aphillips@bsc.harvard.edu
Craig Rodgers, Psy.D., counselor/psychologist; crodgers@bsc.harvard.edu
Tim McCarthy, AB 93, Lecturer on History and Literature and on Studies of Women,
Gender, and Sexuality, mccarth3@fas.harvard.edu or Colby Berger, EdM 00,
colby.berger@gmail.com
Diane Hamer, Schlesinger Library; 617.495.8647; diane_hamer@radcliffe.edu
Tom Lee, Learning from Performers Coordinator
617.495.8676, lee16@fas.harvard.edu
Bill Wright-Swadel, Director; swadel@fas.harvard.edu
Paul Bohlmann, Associate Director; bohlmann@fas.harvard.edu
Gail Gilmore, Assistant Director; ggilmore@fas.harvard.edu
Robin Mount, Associate Director; rmount@fas.harvard.edu
Susan Vacca, Associate Director; smvacca@fas.harvard.edu
Warren Goldfarb, Professor of Philosophy; goldfarb@fas.harvard.edu
- HUHS Medical Contact
- HUHS Mental Health Service
- HUHS Center for Wellness and Health Communication, 617.495.9629
Samuel Osher, MD; 617.495.2001, sosher@uhs.harvard.edu
Sara Kimmel, PhD; 617.495.2042, skimmel@uhs.harvard.edu
Joan Ford, CNS; 617.495.2042, jford@uhs.harvard.edu
Faculty and Administrative Liaisons for BGLT Concerns
Diana Eck, Professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies;
617.493.1600, dianaeck@fas.harvard.edu
Bradley Epps, Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures;
617.495.5289, bsepps@fas.harvard.edu
Warren Goldfarb, Professor of Philosophy;
617.495.9512, goldfarb@fas.harvard.edu
Robyn Ochs, Technology and Publications Specialist, Department of Romance
Languages and Literatures; 617.495.8476, robyn_ochs@post.harvard.edu
Susan Marine, Director of Harvard Women’s Center; susan_marine@harvard.edu
Paul J. McLoughlin II, Assistant Dean of Harvard College; 617.495.1558,
paul_mcloughlin@harvard.edu
Ellen Fox, Director of Student Services; 617.495.5005, efox@fas.harvard.edu
Garth McCavana, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Hearing Officer for
Complaints of Harassment; 617.495.1816, mccavana@fas.harvard.edu
Thayer Basement, Harvard Yard
Call-in hours: Wednesday-Sunday 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Drop-in hours: Thursday, Friday, and Sunday: 8:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
617.495.8111
Contact is a confidential peer counseling group for everyone, specializing in issues of sex, sexuality, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, and relationships.
www.hcs.harvard.edu/queer/ttf
harvardttf@gmail.com
The Harvard Transgender Task Force consists of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff, and alumni at Harvard University who are dedicated to improving the lives of transgender (transsexual, genderqueer and other gender variant) people and communities across the Harvard campus.
Canaday Hall, Basement Level
www.fas.harvard.edu/~hcwc/
hcwc@fas.harvard.edu
617.495.1558
The Harvard College Women’s Center will open in Fall 2006 in Harvard Yard. Designed as a space both for meetings and for relaxation, the Center develops and implements a comprehensive outreach and support structure for undergraduate women individually and for their student organizations. The center can provide support and information on a wide variety of issues and centralize all references and contact information for existing resources on campus. The Center promotes Harvard’s women by linking female faculty, alumni, and current Harvard women through conferences, workshops, mentorship, meals and networking events. Undergraduate student organizations may apply for grants from the Center for programs that raise awareness of women’s issues among students and increase the visibility of women in the College.
Thayer Hall Basement, Room 7
617.495.1527
The Harvard Foundation is an intercultural agency whose purpose is to improve intercultural understanding through scholarly programs and cultural celebrations, and to recognize the contributions of both national and international figures whose works and deeds have served to improve the quality of our collective life. Each year the Harvard Foundation sponsors a cultural festival which involves some thirty student groups of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds and which celebrates Harvard’s cultural diversity through student performances and ethno-cultural cuisine.
74 Mt. Auburn St.
www.fas.harvard.edu/~ofa/
617.495.8676
The Office for the Arts at Harvard (OFA) supports direct involvement in the arts to integrate creative thinking and expression into the undergraduate educational experience. OFA programs enable students to explore an art form in depth and to work directly with professional artists in a wide range of classes, workshops, master classes, residencies, apprenticeships, and in the creation of new works.
54 Dunster Street
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.ocs.fas.harvard.edu
617.495.2595
The Office of Career Services (OCS) supports students in exploring and making effective career and educational choices. Information, advising, support, and programs are available throughout the year. OCS contributes to the community of learning by engaging students in an on-going examination and pursuit of what is meaningful and valuable in their lives, provides opportunities for individuals to explore the intersection of their education, values, goals, skills, and experiences in order to identify and realize their aspirations, and supports individuals in their quest to integrate the many roles, public and private, that they will play throughout their lives. Its mission is to enhance individual resourcefulness and responsibility in career development.
University Hall, 1st floor
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.college.harvard.edu/student/activities/index.html
617.495.1558
The Office of Student Activities is ready to assist students and student organizations. Students should always feel free to drop in or to call the office with any questions. The office works with all recognized student organizations, assisting them with registration, event registration, and other organizational matters.
Harvard Yard
www.fas.harvard.edu/pbh/psn
www.pbha.org
www.cpic.fas.harvard.edu
617.495.2116
Phillips Brooks House is home to the Phillips Brooks House Association (PBHA), the Harvard Public Service Network (PSN), and the Center for Public Interest Careers at Harvard (CPIC). PBHA is an independent non-profit that is student-led and coordinates more than 78 programs. PBHA also offers the Stride Rite Program and Education for Social Action, two opportunities designed to provide leadership development and a context for students’ service experiences. Summer Urban Program, which encompasses 12 camps for 850 low-income children and youth in Boston and Cambridge, is also a PBHA program. PSN supports and fosters public service at Harvard through ongoing collaboration with service groups on campus. PSN supports approximately thirty-five independent student-led public service programs on campus. CPIC, open to all undergraduates at Harvard, works out of PBH to provide paid summer internships and year-long postgraduate fellowships in nonprofit organizations in major cities across the country.
Contact Dr. S. Allen Counter at harvfoun@fas.harvard.edu
These advisers are tutors and proctors in the Houses and the Yard who serve as resources for all students where matters of diversity are concerned. They can be listening ears when problems or issues arise; point students to resources dedicated to serving their interests in matters of diversity; and serve as facilitators of themed events. Race Relations Advisers are coordinated by Dr. S. Allen Counter, Director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations.
10 Garden Street
617.495.8608
The mission of the Radcliffe Institute is to create an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in any of the academic disciplines, professions, or creative arts. Within that broad purpose, it sustains a continuing commitment to the study of women, gender, and society.
Thayer Basement, Harvard Yard
Every Night: 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
www.hcs.harvad.edu/~room13
617.495.4969
Room 13 is a confidential peer counseling group of composed students who are available nightly for counseling on any topic or just to talk. A male and female student are available each night.
Contact: Tom Parry, AB74, parry@post.harvard.edu, Tim McCarthy, AB93, mccarth3@fas.harvard.edu, Lecturer on History and Literature and on Studies of Women, Gender, and or Colby Berger, EdM 00, colby.berger@gmail.com
www.hglc.org or http://memdir.org/HGLC/membership.cfm
The HGLC is an association of over 4,000 alumni/ae, faculty, and staff, which sponsors lectures each year. In addition, the Caucus holds a variety of other events, including a Fall Reception, a winter Holiday Party, a Spring Soiree, and its annual Commencement Dinner. Students are encouraged to become non-voting associate members of the Caucus; they receive its newsletter and access to its online membership directory without charge. In 1993 the Caucus founded The Gay and Lesbian Review, a quarterly review of letters and ideas, which is available to student members for $15 per year.
Contact Professor Warren Goldfarb at Goldfarb@fas.harvard.edu
www.hglc.org/opengate/index.html
617.495.9512
The Open Gate Foundation gives grants to student groups to help finance a variety of events and activities, including speakers, symposia, and film festivals.
Contact Steve Christiensen and March Candidate, schriste@gsd.harvard.edu
This network serves as a steering committee for Harvard’s Bi/Gay/ Lesbian/Transgender community. The Mothership is composed of representatives from the student BGLT groups in the College, GSAS, GSD, HBS, Divinity School, GSE, KSG, HMS, SPH, and the Caucus.
transinfo@hcs.harvard.edu is a support, advocacy, and networking tool open to students, staff, and alumni/ae. Feel free to use this completely confidential e-mail if you need information about transgender resources and accommodations on campus. You may also email Paul J. McLoughlin II, Assistant Dean of Harvard College, at paul_mcloughlin@harvard.edu.
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
www.ministry.harvard.edu
617.495.5529
Chaplains are available to meet and talk about spiritual concerns, and ethical and personal matters.
www.digitas.harvard.edu/~wdbridge/index.php
The Woodbridge Society creates an environment of support and shared understanding amongst the international community at Harvard. They organize a number of projects aimed at providing a social and intellectual forum for individuals from all over the world to exchange ideas and foster a spirit of internationalism and multiculturalism.
OFF CAMPUS RESOURCES
These are two prominent New England BGLT newspapers that feature a comprehensive list of BGLT-related interest groups, clubs, and social events. They are published weekly, and copies are available at Harvest Food Co-Op in Central Square or at the Out of Town newsstand. You can also read them on line at http://www.baywindows.com or http://www.innewsweekly.com.
www.geocities.com/ftmcompass
A New England area female-to-male (FTM) trans support, information, and social group for people who are assigned female sex at birth but who feel that is not an accurate or complete description of their gender.
7 Haviland Street, Boston
617.267.0900
www.fenwayhealth.org
The Fenway Community Health Center provides high quality medical and mental health care to Boston's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. They offer an array of physical and mental health services, including sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, domestic violence counseling and support, and support groups.
www.queensu.ca/humanrights/tap/3discrimination.htm
An introduction to issues surrounding transphobia and discrimination.
www.tcne.org
A social network and supportive resource for all members of the transgender community.
www.hcs.harvard.edu/~queer
www.butchdykeboy.com/reliefmap/
Show the location of non-gender-specific and single-occupancy bathrooms on campus, in Harvard Square and in the Boston area. They are regularly updated with further listings.
web.mit.edu/lbgt/
This site is dedicated to offering access to a broad spectrum of services, activities, and resources for LBGT, questioning, and supportive individuals.