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When a student requests to return after a mental health-related leave, as in Janie’s case, the Ad Board seeks an assessment from UHS of whether or not the student followed expectations and demonstrates readiness to return...
According to John D. “Jay” Ellison, secretary of the Ad Board, the Board’s consideration regarding a particular student does not take into account the details of their case or care— in an effort to preserve a student’s confidentiality —but rather a more concise assessment from UHS of whether or not the student followed expectations and demonstrates readiness to return to the community. While the Ad Board generally votes in accordance with UHS recommendations, Ellison says they have disagreed in the past only when...
...Janie’s case, this means the Ad Board’s verdict will likely focus on her compliance rather than just the assessment of her therapist at home or her own sense of readiness. And even then, she might not be allowed to return...
...After dealing with [my Resident Dean] and the Ad Board and the [clinician] at MHS for the last couple of months, I realized I wasn’t an individual in Harvard’s eyes, but rather a liability,” she said...
...sense, the process of taking a leave is intentionally generalized. While the event is specific to the terms of a student’s leave, the process is relatively anonymous. Students do not appear before the Ad Board because Board meetings do not allow for dialogue or questioning...