Troubled Students
Instructors are not responsible for counseling students on personal or emotional difficulties, even when those problems affect academic work. Undergraduate students who seem to be unusually upset or who are in need of special help should be referred to their Resident Dean. Instructors are encouraged to call the resident dean to discuss their concerns about a particular undergraduate. Concern about a graduate student should be referred to the Dean for Student Affairs (617-495-1814). The Mental Health Service of the Harvard University Health Services (617-495-2042) and the Bureau of Study Counsel (617-495-2581) are also available to help troubled students, both undergraduate and graduate.
