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Comfortable_Plant667 t1_j7fulx8 wrote

Reply to comment by lotusblossom60 in Student found dead in dorm at Emerson College by Hoosac_Love

Thank you for saying this. Mental health crises on college campuses remains a serious concern. I myself like many others have lost friends to the tragedy of suicide and one of those tragedies occurred in a dorm environment. The demand for performance, social isolation within crowds, lack of academic support, bleak living conditions, and absence of substantive emotional connection or uplifting community relationships is traumatic for students at any stage in their academic careers. In the last 10 years, there have been 14 suicides at just one local college campus, with no publication due to "privacy concerns."

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godemers t1_j7g2ih9 wrote

I go to a smaller university, and it’s strange they will report when students pass away from heart attacks or natural causes, but when one of our students takes their life (whether that be on campus or at home), very rarely is a school-wide email sent notifying us.

I can’t get accommodations in college without jumping through a hundred loops and filling out a six pound packet even though I had a 504 plan in high school, and have endless documentation for my ADHD induced by PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, and OCD. At that point I gave up.

For a student considering taking their life, the last thing they’re doing is jumping through hoops and taking the time to fill out that much information. If our college was the size of WPI, our rates would be on par with theirs which is sad considering how much smaller of a school we are. I apologize for the rant, it just pisses me off.

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logaruski73 t1_j7gg9rx wrote

There is so little real support even if someone has a plan especially it seems when ADHD is mentioned. Most professors do not help in a way that works for the student. I know someone who could run circles around other students in knowledge but her ADHD+ prevented her from writing papers or even verbally transcribing them. If the professor sat down to discuss the subject matter, they were always impressed with the in-depth understanding. That was the exception not the rule in spite of the plan. The students profession was never going to include documentation. She never graduated and often considered suicide for not being “normal”.

I don’t think colleges have improved anything exception talking points and publicity.

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ShriekingMuppet t1_j7hovgw wrote

Tenures professors are usually entitled rich kids who can never be fired

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