"Faculty on the Front Lines"

That's the title of this Chronicle of Higher Education article:
http://chronicle.com/article/Faculty-on-the-Front-Lines/232735/?cid=at 

The gist of the piece is that faculty must be able to deal with students with psychological problems, who are becoming more and more common on our campuses.

That's only a small part of the challenge to faculty today.   Besides "garden variety" psychological baggage brought to campus by "traditional" students, veterans pose even greater risks and challenges, when they suffer from PTSD.

And then there is the rankling issue of whether faculty should be deemed "responsible employees" under universities' sexual-assault policies, or whether they can deal confidentially with alleged victims who seek their counsel.  Most universities seem to be opting for treating them as responsible employees with an obligation to report such revelations forward to management.  The AAUP and other faculty organizations and advocates seem to think otherwise.

All in all, faculty face daunting obligations that far exceed the traditional duty of conveying their scholarly wisdom in front of the class.