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A stipend on average of $19,500 a year:

"On average, such workers make $19,500 a year, according to the Temple University Graduate Students' Association (TUGSA), a union that represents nearly 750 affected workers. In recent negotiations, the university had proposed increasing base pay to $22,500 by 2026." https://www.businessinsider.com/temple-university-suspends-f...

> Grad students tend to have extremely flexible schedules, freedom to pursue their intellectual interests, the ability to attend seminars and travel to conferences, etc.

The flexibility doesn't mean less hours. A majority work 40 hours or more. Many work way more:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03419-8#:~:text=G....

It's amazing how we continually look down on others for wanting better conditions. In general, not many on here would trade places.



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