If You Would Like to Discuss or Surface a Concern

Emergencies

You can always get emergency help.

Dial 100 if you are at MIT (the MIT campus emergency number).
The Police at MIT: 617.253.1212
MIT Medical: 617.253.4481
Or check out http://web.mit.edu/emergency/ if you are wondering if something unusual is happening on campus.

Off the record

If you are not sure where to go, or you want to discuss a matter confidentially or surface a concern without giving your name, please feel free to visit us or call us—the Ombuds Office—in Room 10-213, or at 617.253.5921. You are also welcome to discuss a matter first, off the record. You can always call outside of normal working hours and leave an anonymous message on our voice mail.

Resources

You might want to consider the following list of resources, check their websites and see which resource best fits your concerns. If you have concerns about confidentiality and privacy, please raise these concerns during your initial contact:

Affirmative Action
Audit
Behavioral/Situational Assessment Team: BSAT) (Fear of Violence in the Workplace)
Center for Work, Family and Personal Life
Committee on Campus Race Relations
Counseling Deans
Dean for Student Life (with many units)
Disabilities Services
Environmental Health and Safety
Graduate and Undergraduate Administrators in your department
Graduate Students Office
Human Resources (with many units)
Line Management relevant to the issue
Medical Department (with many units)
Night Line: 617.253.8800
Personal Assistance Program
Police at MIT
Religious Counselors
Senior Counsel
Stopit@mit: (Email harassment)
Working Group on Support Staff Issues

MIT Ombudspersons

Toni P. Robinson, Mary P. Rowe
MIT Ombuds Office, Room 10-213
77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
Phone 617.253.5921, Fax 617.253.1931

At Lincoln Lab you can call:
Karen Challberg (x181.0858), Denise Kelly (x181.1800), or John Solman (x181.4517).