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The problem isn't that republicans want to tax graduate students (I think they should be taxed). The problem is that Universities classify their "employees" as
by jostmey 9y ago
The problem isn't that republicans want to tax graduate students (I think they should be taxed). The problem is that Universities classify their "employees" as students and then pay them very little. The underlying issue here is that graduate students are not paid well and are not really students
- smanzer 9y agoExactly - appreciating this fact could help clear up other disputes in this thread. For STEM Ph.Ds you are really only a "student" for 1-2 years tops (when you actually take some classes) - after that, you are an entry-level employee. Your advisor is more of a boss than a teacher.