Helping Students Cope with Challenging Times

The resources below include tools and resources to help faculty and instructors support students through challenging times.

Advice for Faculty: Helping Students Cope with Loss (David Randall, Senior Associate Dean for Student Support and Wellbeing, offers advice faculty can use to help students after a tragedy or loss in the community.)

Acknowledging Difficult Times

Students have shared that they find it valuable when faculty and staff check in and acknowledge when big events happen at MIT and in the world. When possible, they appreciate some time to discuss their feelings and reactions. We’ve compiled these tips and resources to help you facilitate these conversations with your students.

If you lead a department or a team, your colleagues may also want space to discuss their feelings and reactions. The resource below helps you structure this conversation.

David Randall, Senior Associate Dean for Student Support and Wellbeing, shares advice and resources for faculty and staff to support students leading up to and following an election.

Communication Templates

It may not always be possible to facilitate a gathering for students to discuss their feelings and reactions. If not, we encourage you to use the communication templates below to reach out to students to check in and acknowledge the events and check in.