Reporting Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

The College strongly encourages reporting of Sex Discrimination and Sex-Based Harassment so the College can respond appropriately. 

Reporting conduct does not necessarily require participating in any subsequent proceedings.  An individual may receive supportive measures from the Title IX Office without initiating a complaint. 

Reporting to Title IX

Reports and complaints can be made to the Title IX Team, Campus Safety and Wellbeing, or anonymously.

Anonymous Reporting Form

Title IX Team

Marilu Gamboa
Director of Civil Rights Compliance and Title IX Coordinator
mgJEA@hampshire.edu

Amanda Surgen
Deputy Title IX Coordinator, Associate Director of OPRA
Robert Crown Center, 413.559.5754, aksOP@hampshire.edu

Emergency Assistance

If you are experiencing an emergency on campus and need immediate medical assistance, call 911 for Amherst police, fire department, and emergency medical technicians (EMT).

Campus Safety and Wellbeing

Campus Safety and Wellbeing staff are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 413.559.5424 or csw@hampshire.edu 

Reporting to Hampshire Employees

All Hampshire College employees, with the exception of those designated as private resources, must report to the Title IX Coordinator when they have information about conduct that may reasonably be prohibited by the Title IX Policy & Grievance Procedures.

Hampshire College employees who must report to the Title IX Coordinator are all staff and faculty (with the exception of Private Resources), resident assistants, community facilitators, orientation leaders, teaching assistants, and student emergency medical technicians, while acting in their role as student employees.

Reports can also be made to staff in the Division of Justice, Equity and Antiracism (JEA), Residence Life and Student Engagement, and Human Resources.

If you share details of an incident with a Hampshire College employee, they will report the information you share with them to the Title IX Coordinator and a member of the Title IX team will follow up with you to determine next steps.

Private Resources – Massachusetts Confidential Resource Providers

Hampshire has designated the following employees as Private Resources for the purpose of providing services to Hampshire students, faculty, and staff related to sex discrimination. Private Resources are not required to report to the Title IX Coordinator and have privileged and confidential status under Massachusetts law as an MA Confidential Resource Provider.

Alexandra Soenarjo
Assistant Director of Student Wellness
413.559.5743, amsSA@hampshire.edu

Carolyn Strycharz
Director of Student Affairs, Student Wellness and Divisional Projects
Merrill Student Life Center, 413.559.5746, cstrycharz@hampshire.edu

Private and Confidential

Below are the confidential on- and off-campus resources that can provide privileged and confidential counseling and medical support. The private and confidential resources listed below are not required to report to the Title IX Coordinator.

Counseling

Medical

  • On-Campus: Hampshire College Counseling Services, 413.559.5458, healthservices@hampshire.edu
  • Cooley Dickinson Hospital, 24/7 sexual assault nurse exams (SANE), 30 Locust Street (Rt. 9), Northampton, MA 01061, 413.582.2000
  • University of Massachusetts Health Services, sexual assault nurse exam (SANE) free of charge, 150 Infirmary Way, Amherst, MA, 413.577.5000

Local Law Enforcement

Emergency Assistance

If you are experiencing an emergency on campus and need immediate medical assistance, call 911 for Amherst police, fire department, and emergency medical technicians (EMT). Call 413.559.5424 for Campus Safety and Wellbeing.

Amherst Police Station 
Location: 111 Main Street, Amherst, MA. 01002 
Phone: 413.259.3000 

Hadley Police Department
Location: 15 East Street, Hadley, MA 01035 
Phone: 413.584.0883 

Northampton Police Department 
Location: 29 Center Street, Northampton, MA 01060 
Phone: 413.587.1100 State Police Department 

Massachusetts State Police General Headquarters 
470 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01702 
Phone: 508.820.2300

You are a campus resource

Hampshire encourages all students to be active community members and take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent or stop an act of sex discrimination. Here are some steps you can take to intervene at Hampshire:

  • Call Campus Safety and Wellbeing at 413.559.5424 if you are concerned for someone's safety.
  • If you hear someone acting or speaking in a manner that is offensive, demeaning, or abusive to a targeted person or group of people, let them know it makes you uncomfortable and ask them to stop.
  • If you are aware that sex discrimination has taken place, you may report the offense yourself and/or encourage others to report the offense and seek support.

For more information, see Hampshire's Title IX Policy & Grievance Procedures:

Hampshire Title IX Policy and Grievance Procedures_Updated 1.9.25.pdf
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