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UMass disbands its entering biomed graduate class over Trump funding chaos
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- actionfromafar 2y agoThis will surely stop the fentanyl?
- pmags 2y agoWe're going to see a wave of such reports (either partial or full loss of incoming graduate students) across the country in the next week or two. Strap in...
- xqcgrek2 2y agoGraduate students are one degree away from slave labor.
- robwwilliams 2y agoAn already risky proposition becomes even riskier, not just for those with fewer opportunities into get a degree program in science. but also adding stress and uncertainty for those already in programs in the USA. Makes universities in other countries much more attractive. See he world and get a masters or PhD.
- marman1980 2y agoWho else googles the size of the endowment of these universities every time you see a story like this?
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- pmags 2y agoUniversities are legally obligated to spend endowment money according to the terms set by the funders (https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/endowment.asp https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/endowment.asp). Unrestricted endowment is typically a tiny percentage of most university endowments. Shortfalls of hundreds of millions of dollars a year will run down even large endowments to near zero in 10-15 years.