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I was a student in a CSU (California state university) and a professor nominated me for a award from industry which was valued at $1000. To pass me the check, t

by pkaye 4y ago

I was a student in a CSU (California state university) and a professor nominated me for a award from industry which was valued at $1000. To pass me the check, the university took 20% of the award!

metadat 4y ago
This sounds like very bad behavior, sorry this happened to you. What did the institution claim the justification was? Taking an extra cut from a student, a group who are already generally pretty poor, is peak scumbag.
- happyjack 4y ago
  It's called indirect cost overhead. Universities take anywhere from 0-100% (yes, you read that 100% right) of money they take in.
  - amluto 4y ago
    It’s not that bad. They take 0-100% overhead on top of money charged to grants. That means they take 0-50% of the money coming in.
    - happyjack 4y ago
      I think that's really bad. I've never seen that high of overhead working private sector.