Word: proctorsã
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While prefects provide too little presence in first-year dormitories to be sufficient advisors, proctors are forced to do too much—by taking on the role of both advisor and disciplinarian. The proctor-student relationship has been compromised because of proctors??€™ responsibility to be both authority figures and friends. Because proctors are not a confidential resource, students often find it awkward to talk to them about sensitive subjects...
Furthermore, although all proctors have some Harvard connection, many are not graduates of the College and are unfamiliar with its classes, concentrations, professors and archaic regulations. As a result, proctors??€™ academic advising has tended to be hit-or-miss; some first-years get lucky, others don’t. An R.A. system would relieve the advising pressure on proctors by giving much of the general college advising over to undergraduate R.A.’s. In this way, the line between advising and discipline would be drawn more firmly, and first-years would be provided with more comprehensive...