Student Resources
For a complete list of Student Resources, please visit the BBS Student Resources Page.
Health Care Resources
Harvard University Student Health Program
DMS students are enrolled in the Harvard Student Health Program (HUSHP). Students enrolled in a comparable health insurance plan may be eligible to waive the Student Health Insurance Plan. View our page with a Summary of Student Health Benefits. (Smith Campus Center, 1st Floor | 75 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge | (617) 495-2008)
Dental Services
GSAS students and their dependents may enroll in an optional Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Dental Blue plan. Students who do not enroll in a dental plan may choose to receive care on a fee-for-service basis through Harvard Dental Services or the Harvard School of Dental Medicine Dental Center.
HUHS Medical & Mental Health Urgent Care
We provide advice and treatment for urgent health problems, both physical and emotional, that require prompt attention but are not life threatening emergencies. If a problem seems life-threatening, please call 911 immediately. (Smith Campus Center, 3rd Floor | 75 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA | (617) 495-5711)
Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAHMS) A no-cost support service that works collaboratively across the University to support registered students who are experiencing some measure of distress in their lives. Students can access a licensed counselor by phone, 24/7, every day of the year with the CAMHS Cares line, 617-495-2042.
GSAS Student Services Office
The Office of Student Services is the GPS for Harvard Griffin GSAS, assisting students who are having academic or personal difficulties in navigating and connecting with Harvard Griffin GSAS, Harvard, and local resources. (B2, GSAS Student Center | 617-495-5005 |stuserv@fas.harvard.edu)
Office for Gender Equity
Unite into one organization resources that were previously located within the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (OSAPR) and the Title IX Office. Provides diverse resources, programming, and supports related to the prevention and disclosure of sexual assault and misconduct on campus. Among its services will be prevention education, crisis counseling and support, and provisions for incident disclosure and filing of formal complaints
Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (OSAPR)
OSAPR is a confidential space open to the entire Harvard community where people can process and understand their experiences and feel empowered to make the choice best suited to their needs. Every staff member is a certified rape-crisis counselor, committed to the just and compassionate treatment of survivors and their friends, peers, significant others, and allies.
GSAS Title IX Office
Title IX Coordinators address issues of sexual and gender-based harassment and work together to carry out the University’s commitment to provide a positive learning, teaching, and working environment for the entire community. As the two coordinators working within GSAS.
Harvard Chaplains
A professional community of more than thirty chaplains, represent many of the world’s religious, spiritual, and ethical traditions, and share a collective commitment to serving the spiritual needs of the students, faculty, and staff of Harvard University.
HMS Ombuds Office
The Ombuds Office provides informal, impartial, confidential and independent assistance to members of the community in managing or resolving issues affecting their work or academics.
Disability Access Office
The Disability Access Office (DAO) partners with FAS students with visible and invisible disabilities to identify barriers and implement plans for access. Through collaboration with the campus community, we foster an environment of equity and inclusion. J.C. Miller, Assistant Director (1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Smith Campus Center- Fourth Floor | Cambridge MA 02138 |(617)496-8707 | jcmiller@fas.harvard.edu )
Center for Wellness and Health Promotion
Offers a wide range of workshops, services, and classes available to all Harvard community members. Schedule a massage or acupuncture appointment; try one of our exercise, meditation, or yoga classes. There are always new ways to enhance your own wellbeing.
Fitness
GSAS students can access fitness programs and facilities to exercise, manage stress, and stay healthy. This includes the Vanderbilt Hall Athletic Facility at Longwood.
Countway Library Therapy Dogs
Feeling stressed? Come relax with one of our trained therapy dogs. Countway Cuddles is a therapy dog program that takes place on the 1st floor of the library, near the circulation desk.
Sometimes the dogs need to take a break or cancel, so be sure to check online regularly
Academic Resources
Academic Resource Center
The ARC helps create conditions for optimizing student learning by providing a range of support services that draw on research in the behavioral and learning sciences. Students have access to academic coaching, accountability sessions, peer tutoring, ESL peer conversations, and workshops. Academic coaches work with students to help them bring out their academic best. Through one-on-one sessions, accountability groups and hours, and group workshops, academic coaches introduce students to techniques for managing time, reading strategically, studying effectively, building better habits, and much more. They also assist students with prioritizing goals, creating accountability structures, customizing their learning environment, connecting with instructional staff, and finding the resources they need.
Disability Access Office
The Disability Access Office (DAO) partners with FAS students with visible and invisible disabilities to identify barriers and implement plans for access. Through collaboration with the campus community, we foster an environment of equity and inclusion.
English Language Proficiency
International students looking to develop their English language proficiency or understand the academic culture and Harvard can find support through GSAS and our campus partners.
GSAS Fellowship and Writing Center
The Fellowships & Writing Center (FWC) helps GSAS students to heighten the impact of their research. At the FWC, students can work with specialists on their writing and presentational skills, whether in the context of composing a fellowship proposal, working on a dissertation chapter, preparing an article for publication, or refining a conference presentation. Students can come to the FWC for individual consultations, peer workshops, and other programming, including the Writing Oasis, which connects you with small writing groups that meet weekly and are designed to provide community and accountability.
Additional Resources
American Society of Human Genetics