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This title is terrible. The real point is that the policies of William and Mary might lack a certain degree of humanity, and that, as a human being, Ian Smith-

This title is terrible. The real point is that the policies of William and Mary might lack a certain degree of humanity, and that, as a human being, Ian Smith-Christmas was utterly unsupported by an institution whose mission is helping young adults develop into well-rounded individuals. After reading the reply from the VP of student affairs, I am fairly willing to believe it. Rather than acknowledge the core point of the narrative, the VP replies with "people are complicated; here are some numbers" that might or might not mean anything.

phkahler 12y ago
The author is trying not to place any blame on the school, but they clearly deserve some.
- baldfat 12y ago
  The title makes it out that counseling he received was what harmed him making it appear that getting help was a bad idea.
  - phkahler 12y ago
    There's also some self-blame going on "I with I hadn't..."
superuser2 12y ago
William and Mary is not unique in this regard. A similar story from Yale circulated last year; this has happened to nearly a dozen people (that I know about) at UChicago. Expelling depressed students is a publicly nationwide "best practice" in higher ed administration apparently.