In Wake of 4 Suicides, M.I.T. Focuses on Stress Issues

Four students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have committed suicide in the last year -- two of them in the last month -- prompting a renewed focus on stress issues, The Boston Globe reported. Many M.I.T. students were academic superstars growing up and face their first academic difficulty once enrolled.

In Wake of 4 Suicides, M.I.T. Focuses on Stress Issues

M.I.T. officials are encouraging students to talk about "imposter syndrome," where people feel they don't belong. The hashtag #peoplebeforePsets (for problem sets) is encouraging discussions of these issues.