Part 1
The use of a dog as a buffer by the by the adviser was not a good idea. This is because it only acts to distance herself from a flunking undergraduate and this robs the undergraduate a sense of belonging. It would look that the professor was using the dog as a buffer to guard herself from possible antagonism from flunking undergraduates. However, her experience over the years where she may have received bad news in the past should teach her the right way to interact with students while delivering bad news. There is a common understanding that a leader must be able to communicate clearly and ...
