Vision
The Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office (IDHR) envisions an MIT community that prioritizes mutual respect, equity, inclusivity, and accountability where all members recognize the impact of their behavior on others with a willingness to grow and change.
Multi-Missioned
IDHR is a resource for the entire MIT community for concerns related to discrimination and discriminatory harassment, including for sexual misconduct under federal Title IX regulations.
We strive to reduce the prevalence and impact of discrimination and discriminatory harassment by providing for all MIT community members, including students, faculty, and staff:
- engaging educational opportunities,
- information about resources,
- individualized supportive measures, including academic, workplace, and housing modifications,
- the tracking and reporting of patterns and trends,
- and complaint resolution pathways that include restorative and investigative processes.
Learn more about us in this short video:
Transcript of video “Introduction to IDHR”
Hi, we’re the Institute Discrimination and Harassment Response Office – or IDHR for short.
IDHR is a resource for the entire MIT community including students, staff, faculty, and postdocs for concerns related to discrimination and discriminatory harassment as defined in MIT policies. Our office is where you can report these issues, either via an incident report form or via email.
MIT prohibits discrimination or harassment against individuals on the basis of an actual or perceived protected identity, including: race, color, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or national or ethnic origin.
And we have several ways to support you. We offer:
- Supportive Measures, such as workplace, academic and residential modifications
- Informal Remedies, including educational or impact conversation
- and Formal Complaint resolutions, such as Adaptable Resolution (which utilizes mediative and restorative processes to address impact and harm) OR Investigation (which determines if a policy was violated)
Please know: It is not necessary for you to file a Formal Complaint to seek support from the Institute. We want to provide reasonable support specific to your needs as you continue your educational or career journey at MIT.
So, what happens when you inform us of an incident?
- IDHR will reach out to the impacted party to request a meeting to discuss resources and resolution pathways.
- Should you choose not to meet, we will send you an email with all your available options.
It’s important to note: Contacting us, submitting an incident report, or attending an initial meeting with us does not automatically result in a Formal Complaint process.
Additionally, some people are interested to know: “Can I submit an anonymous report?”
Yes, you may submit a report anonymously if you want IDHR to have something on record. If you write to us anonymously, please note, our ability to take action is limited.
However, you may want to provide contact information IF
- You would like to consider initiating a formal complaint
- OR if you want IDHR to contact you to discuss supportive measures or informal remedies
And, if you would prefer to speak to someone else, other resources are also available, some of which cater to the entire community and some that are specific for students or employees. These include confidential [pause] OR private resources.
See our website for a full list.
To learn more about IDHR don’t hesitate to send us a question at idhr@mit.edu or please visit idhr.mit.edu.
For more information, please see our FAQs.