I had a meeting with the director of my department right after I asked for accommodations because I am experiencing depression (getting better, though!) but the counselor recommended that I ask for some accommodations and my university is super "cool with that" as "they are" a super innovative uni - or this is what they say in public interviews. By email, the director seemed super nice and understanding, but in the meeting she changed completely: Mr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde.
Like in the Yale case with students struggling and how departments pressured them to withdraw, in the meeting - I was not prepared for that bc her emails were super sweet and nice - she seemed visible angry and she started pressuring me to withdraw. From the entire program.
When I said no, shocked, because I would lose my fellowship (a fellowship of almost a quarter of a million) and I’m still functional (I attend one class in another department, and the professor is an angel and I am working well with him), she started threatening me with my sponsor. Like that, I could not believe it. The plan was:
A) Withdraw
I said no, as I would lose my fellowship (by the way, I didn’t do anything weird in my program, no code of conduct or anything, I am a normal student with a 3.9 GPA, just in case...).
B) Well... if that's the case, I do not have any other option but talking with your fellowship once they contact me (they do it 2 per year). I was like.. whaaat? I came here asking for help and now you're... blackmailing me? She also knew this is my only source of income.
I also said that my information about my depression is protected, but she couldn’t care less.
After that, I reported the episode to a student's offce, but I did not get any response from the university. I feel very lost. What can I do? Do you think talking with the Provost can change anything? Or will make things worst?
Submitted December 15, 2025 at 03:13PM by New_YorkWay https://ift.tt/Ei3w0fb
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