GSAS Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
Dr. Sheila Thomas, Dean for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging and Special Projects Advisor
Xavier du Maine, Assistant Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
gsas_edib@fas.harvard.edu, 617-495-5315, Diversity and Inclusion Fellows

Learn about the various resources available to students by exploring the Diversity Resources PDF or navigating the links below. 

Health and Wellness

Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
CAMHS Staff
Group Counseling and Workshops
Harvard University Student Health Plan
Center for Wellness and Health Promotion

First Gen/Low Income

First-Gen Initiative
GSAS Office of Student Services
CAMHS Staff
Academic Resource Center at Harvard

LGBTQIA+

LGBTQ@GSAS Student Group 
LGBTQ Health Support at Harvard University Health Services 
TransHarvard
Harvard LGBTQ+ Resources

Religion and Faith

Harvard Griffin GSAS Faith-Based Student Groups
Harvard Chaplains

Students With Disabilities

Disability Access Office
Harvard University Disability Resources
ADHD+ Group

Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Groups

Harvard Griffin GSAS Latinx Student Association (LSA) is an intersectional organization committed to building community and providing intellectual and social support among Latinx-identified graduate students across all Harvard campuses.

Harvard Griffin GSAS Women in Science and Engineering Group (HGWISE) is a graduate student organization founded in 2005 dedicated to the personal, academic, and professional development of women in natural sciences, social sciences, and engineering at Harvard.

Graduate Society of Underrepresented Students in STEM (GSUSS) is dedicated to providing a space for Harvard Griffin GSAS students to come together throughout their time at Harvard for academic and personal community and support.

Underrepresented Scholars in Neuroscience (USN) is focused on recruiting, training, and supporting Harvard Griffin GSAS students interested in neuroscience who are underrepresented in the academy, as well as their allies.

Minority Biomedical Scientists Association (MBSA) is a graduate student group that aims to improve the experience of Harvard Griffin GSAS scientists from underrepresented backgrounds through community building and career development.

Minority Biomedical Students at Harvard (MBSH) is a student organization of the Division of Medical Sciences, the Graduate School’s interfaculty PhD program with Harvard Medical School. The mission of MBSH is to create a sense of community amongst the minority graduate and postdoctoral scholars working in the biomedical sciences. It publishes a weekly newsletter that includes links to numerous events of interest, including research seminars, seminars for professional development, job postings, and updates on accomplishments of MBSH members.

W. E. B. Du Bois Graduate Society is an organization of GSAS students and others devoted to addressing minority issues. The aims of the society are twofold: to be a forum where students can meet to discuss concerns of race and ethnicity, and to provide a social, intellectual, and political institution for minority student activities. In addition, the society wishes to serve as a liaison to welcome new and visiting minority scholars to the Harvard community.

Harvard SACNAS Chapter is the Student Chapter of the Society for the Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

University-Wide Student Groups

Harvard Black Graduate Student Alliance (HBGSA), formerly known as the Black Graduate Alliance, is an officially recognized Harvard University-wide student group. In its eighth year, the organization was created to foster a greater sense of unity among the various Black communities across all twelve of the Harvard University Graduate schools.

Harvard Native American Program brings together Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian students and interested individuals from the Harvard community for the purpose of advancing the well-being of indigenous peoples through self-determination, academic achievement, and community service.