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Jarsole t1_iw0fvh8 wrote

But they can't pay their grad students a living wage.

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BostonUniStudent t1_iw0hn42 wrote

I'm this person. I got offered a more attractive offer from BU than other schools that accepted me. But I have to say the rate is fairly standardized for research and TA work. It's not required to do, but most of us do it voluntarily.

You definitely need a "cost of living" scholarship or a loan to get by.

I grew up in Mass and remember when you could find a 2 bedroom near Davis Sq or Alston for $1200. You can live on campus and generally it's covered in the Fin Aid package. Or just have too many roommates off campus.

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MathThatChecksOut t1_iw0he3q wrote

Union is 100% going to happen. Too much support and unity being shown for them to divide the grad workers in the long run.

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vtdadbod007 t1_iw0z7ta wrote

Law students don’t do research that furthers their university. Grad students participate in research that often is funded by outside sources. They bring the university profit so they themselves should get their wage like any employee for doing so.

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niems3 t1_iw133ir wrote

So instead of asking why should grad student researchers get paid because law students done, you should ask why don’t law students get paid for their work that profits their school?

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Chippopotanuse t1_iw285j6 wrote

Law students write journal articles that become “decisive” for future SCOTUS cases?

Would love to see three of those if you can provide any.

Law students do edit a lot of shit that professors write for journals…but the student written notes aren’t really changing the world or advancing the profession in any meaningful way.

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vtdadbod007 t1_iw1090k wrote

Right, but you can say the same thing for high level grad research. Plus grad research gets funding.

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mac2016 t1_iw0zojt wrote

Because they teach full courses and work so much for BU. From research labor to TAing to their teaching commitments. LAW students don’t have those commitments.

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mtmsm t1_iw32v3m wrote

Because they work. In many instances grad students are considered employees of their university.

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