Resources on Harassment

From the Title IX Office website:

Consistent with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Harvard University does not discriminate against students, faculty or staff based on sex in any of its programs or activities, including but not limited to educational programs, employment, and admission. Sexual harassment, including sexual violence, is a kind of sex discrimination and is prohibited by Title IX and by the University.

The University is committed to responding promptly and effectively when it learns of any form of possible discrimination based on sex. The University responds to reports of sexual harassment, including sexual violence, as part of its efforts to stop the harassment and prevent its recurrence of possible sex discrimination. An individual who has questions or concerns regarding possible discrimination based on sex should contact a Title IX Coordinator at his/her respective School or unit (if applicable), or Mia Karvonides, the University’s Title IX Officer. Ms. Karvonides’s contact information is provided below. An individual also may contact the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”).

Harvard also complies with Massachusetts laws that protect individuals from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, as well as on the basis of gender identity. Although these obligations may be outside the realm of Title IX, questions or concerns about possible discrimination based on sexual orientation and/or gender identity under state law may also be directed to a School or unit-based Title IX Coordinator, or to the University’s Title IX Officer.

Contact Information for Mia Karvonides, Title IX Officer and Director of the Office for Sexual and Gender-based Dispute Resolution

Email:        mia_karvonides@harvard.edu
Address:    Title IX Office
                  44R Brattle Street
                  Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
Phone:       (617) 495-4134

Contact Information for OCR

Email:        OCR.Boston@ed.gov
Address:    U.S. Department of Education
                  8th Floor
                  5 Post Office Square
                  Boston, MA 02109-3921
Phone:       (617) 289-0111