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6I think you misread my post. I explicitly said that the other faculty certainly must know about the issue but clearly no action has been taken. It was the dean, whom the professor's assistant approached with concern, who brushed off her concerns and said everything was fine (they didn't tell her they couldn't speak about it or anything).– AnonymousCommented Feb 18, 2015 at 13:42
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12Just because you don't see any action being taken doesn't mean that there isn't anything happening in the background -- above even the level of the regular faculty. Furthermore, you should be cautious about reported speech from the professor's assistant. The administration may be reluctant or unable to speak to her about the faculty member's condition -- and she really shouldn't be sharing her conversations with the administration with students.– RoboKarenCommented Feb 18, 2015 at 14:37
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3p.s. If the assistant is known as this sort of gossip, this may also be why no information is shared with her.– RoboKarenCommented Feb 18, 2015 at 14:43
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30No need to make personal attacks on his poor assistant. She's been his secretary for many years and they have worked closely together. Six months ago, when this got worse, she started making his lunch every day and walking him to and from class. She is not a "gossip." The other TA and I approached her with our concerns and she explained that she had already tried to seek institutional help.– AnonymousCommented Feb 18, 2015 at 18:54
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2No attacks, it's just that the administration may be limited what they can say to whom. An assistant who talks freely with students may be seen as a liability in terms of information compartmentalization.– RoboKarenCommented Feb 18, 2015 at 23:22
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