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...joined four fellow denizens of Hollis Hall and made a trek to the water: the T to State Street, and under the Big Dig work to the glistening blackness of Boston Harbor, the boats swaying in the calm of a cool autumn evening. We were late for our first proctor group meeting, but it was well worth...
Panelists included five student mediators and Douglas Stone, a former Harvard proctor and the author of Difficult Conversations, a book on negotiation and conflict resolution...
...Blocking issues were a big deal when I was a proctor, and they always will be," he said. "Students need to be clear, open, early and honest in their blocking conversations...
Panelists recommended a series of guidelines for first-years to improve the blocking process, including being honest and open, avoiding laying blame and holding blocking conversations when a proctor is available...
Furthermore, the College must be more clear with students about what confidentiality protections they have. For example, if a proctor, tutor or other officer of the University asks a student whether he or she went to UHS for an alcohol-related illness, it is not clear to many students whether they would be required to answer. Proctors may ask anything they like, but students should be unambiguously assured by the College that they may decline to answer without fear of disciplinary action. If students who go to UHS might expect a conversation with an administrator but are not in danger...