Gabrielle Nichols

College students mental health suffering from not only outside but inside the classroom

What do college students do every day? They go to class. Who is the one person they are guaranteed to see? Their professor. Professors play a bigger role in that 33 percent than they may think, and some may not consider the reason why their students chair has begun to collect dust is because of them and the way they are conducting their class. As BU researcher Sarah Ketchen Lipson said, “Faculty need to be flexible with deadlines and remind students that their talent is not solely demonstrated by their ability to get a top grade during one challenging semester.” (Lipson) One of Lipson's solutions for professors were to “...circulating information about campus resources for mental health and wellness,” (Lipson) and yes, I agree to a certain point that professors should let their students know what is available for them, but what good does that do if the list provided is little to no help because of the lack of resources the college has for mental health.