Academic Wellbeing Practices

This list highlights ideas that MIT instructors have used to promote wellbeing and engagement for graduate and undergraduate students. Use the filters to explore ideas that might work for you.

If you would like to discuss any practices on this list, or have ideas of your own, please reach out.

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Recognize Signs of Distress

Faculty and instructors naturally want to create an environment where students flourish intellectually and personally. This includes being able to recognize when a student might be in distress and know the steps to take to connect them to support.

Ask for Feedback–Build community–Normalize help seeking–Teach whole student

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