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...scientists, preoccupied philosophers and cerebral academics have never been particularly well known for their social skills or for their organizational habits, but five of them will try their hand at both when they assume the role of the Allston Burr senior tutor in September...
Officially, the senior tutor is responsible for the “academic and personal welfare of undergraduates.” They have ties to the administration and the students; for example, the senior tutor acts as the liaison between the Ad Board and the undergraduate. But given the nature of some senior tutors’ resignations and the fact that nearly half of the Houses will have new tutors next year, it might be helpful to point out what the College actually needs—rather than what the senior tutors might have been hired to perform...
There has been some debate as to whether the senior tutor should be more of an administrator, or more of a counselor and an advisor. The dean of the College prefers the role of the bureaucrat while others straddle the fence, arguing that the two roles are not mutually exclusive. Given the sad state of our academic guidance and general counseling at this school, however, it seems obvious that the senior tutor should, more than anything, act as an advisor to undergraduates...
...demands of the job—to oversee the academic and personal welfare of more than 400 students—are as trying as they are indispensable. The senior tutor position is a prestigious one, justly earned by the burden of the responsibilities involved. Everything from course changes to roommate changes, and from semesters abroad to semesters off, filter through the senior tutor’s office. The good tutors will meet with students to discuss each decision; the mediocre tutors will sign forms without bothering to ask questions. The difference between the stellar and the ineffective senior tutors hinges...
...company refused to be on TV,” he explains, “so they brought the Kaplan guy in to fake-tutor me on camera...