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Graduate student workers are underpaid by universities

Jackson Marshall, Reporter March 27, 2025

Graduate students are an integral part of the educational institution at every level.  At first, it may appear that the responsibilities of a graduate student focus entirely on their own education,...

UK graduate students protested the proposed tax reform outside Whitehall on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 in Lexington, Kentucky. Photo by Megan Rohrbach

Protesting grad students say new bill will force them out of school

Rick Childress November 29, 2017

Teacher assistants and researchers, undergraduates and grad students gathered to protest a provision in a yet-to-be-passed national tax bill that could possibly have a negative impact on graduate education.The...

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