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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting discussion.  I went to Amherst, and while not 100% of my professors would have checked in, the majority would have, at least for my seminar classes (which was the majority of my classes).  I even had a professor call me to say that one of my fellow students was going to be driving across state for an interview, and she was worried about her doing the long drive by herself, so maybe I should skip class and go with her so she wasn't driving alone. Which I did!

Most schools have a student services/counseling department, and I would think that at least small group professors would drop an email to the counseling department that says "John Doe hasn't shown up to class in a month -- can someone please check on him to see if he needs support?"

I know so many kids that had mental health breakdowns in college....[/quote]

T 10 Prof here. A lot has changed in the last 10-15 years. The "Me Too" movement, among other things, has had unintended consequences. Profs do not want to get anywhere close to a situation that could be misinterpreted by students or anyone else. No discussion beyond what is being covered in class. No personal connection of any sort. I don't even talk to students during office hours with my door closed (even if the student wants to discuss something privately like their career goals and so on etc). Due to litigation risk, univ administrations actively discourage any personal connection between faculty and students. At the most, we report things to the school administration. [/quote]

+1. The (litigious) helicopter parents actually ruined it for themselves, ironically.  [/quote]

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