Culture, Community, and Engagement

Student Groups

Harvard Griffin GSAS and Harvard University sponsor graduate student groups ranging from religious and environmental groups to those affiliated with a cultural community or academic discipline.

Visit the Student Center website for information. A sample of these groups available and open to all students are listed here:

Harvard Griffin GSAS Faith-Based Student Groups

Harvard Griffin GSAS Latinx Student Association (LSA)

Harvard Griffin GSAS Student-Parents Group

Harvard Griffin GSAS Women in Science and Engineering Group (GWISE)

Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP)

LGBTQ@GSAS, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group

Minority Biomedical Scientists Association, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group (MBSA)

United Scholars in Neuroscience, a Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Group (USN)

W.E.B. Du Bois Graduate Society of Harvard Griffin GSAS

Campus Resources

There are a variety of resources available to Harvard Griffin GSAS students to foster their academic and professional development, wellness, and social, cultural, and intellectual engagement. Visit the Office of Student Services Resources page for more information. Please see below for a sample of these resources:

Academic Resource Center (ARC)

Center for Wellness and Health Promotion

Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Disability Access Office (DAO)

Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS) Office of Culture, Community, and Engagement 

Harvard Griffin GSAS Office of Student Services

Harvard Griffin GSAS Office of Culture, Community, and Engagement (CCE)

Harvard Medical School (HMS) Office of Culture and Community Engagement (OCCE)

Office for Community Support, Non-Discrimination, Rights and Responsibilities (CSNDR)

New Student Resources

Summer Institute

The Summer Institute offers students the opportunity to meet and build social and professional networks with fellow incoming PhD students, staff, and faculty prior to the start of the academic year. The Summer Institute is also an opportunity to experience a preview of graduate school and participate in professional development workshops to ease the transition into graduate school. Visit the Summer Institute page for more information.

Culture and Community Workshop

Established in 2019, the Culture and Community Workshop is a community-building workshop for incoming cohorts of first-year PhD students that takes place at the beginning of their first semester of graduate school. Students leave the workshop with: (1) A greater awareness and appreciation of the perspectives, experiences, and cultures that they and their peers bring to their cohort, program, and Harvard and (2) Concrete action steps toward building and sustaining an inclusive culture and community in their cohort and program, including effective dialogue and collaboration across backgrounds and viewpoints. The workshop is also part of the Harvard Griffin GSAS and HMS commitment to fostering open inquiry.