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U of M Grad Student Fees

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Harshit Rathi
12 years ago

Thank you for this

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Josh Kielsmeier-Cook
12 years ago

Grad student fees currently account for nearly 10% of my stipend. It would be very helpful to have have point 3 enacted.

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Kathryn Swanson
12 years ago

The fees make the University less competitive, especially in Stem programs.

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Elakshi Kumar
12 years ago

This is especially important for International Students, who pay more fees and have fewer sources of income.

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Anindita
12 years ago

Further request to revisit the considerable additional burden on international students

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Darin Wiesner
12 years ago

Fleecing money from a living wage is frankly embarrassing.

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Mary Hoelscher
12 years ago

These are common sense, represent a big benefit for graduate students, but do not represent a large burden for the University.

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Daniel Kretzschmar
12 years ago Featured

We are year-round student employees, and do not have semester-based arrangements for payment of lump sums like undergraduates. These minor changes are simple and cost very little-- they are the very least a research-focused institution can do for its primary research personnel.

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Brittany Bennett
12 years ago Featured

As part of the contract with my graduate program, I am not allowed to take on a second job. This means that I am limited to my small stipend and what savings I had built up before returning to school. The student fees are a significant burden, exacerbating a situation that makes it difficult for many to get through graduate school without incurring a large amount of debt.

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Gabriel A. Al-Ghalith
12 years ago Featured

My total bills are about $650 dollars greater than last semester. This is somewhat surprising. These limited reforms are the least the University can do to help meet us halfway.

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Quynh Pham
12 years ago

Thanks for the initiative! These fees are ridiculous. For how long are we going to have to pay for Stadium Fee? I still don't know what on earth is Capital Enhancement Fee and Grad & Prof Student Assembly Fee?!!!