Re:The Ph.D. Now Comes With Food Stamps
by rsanchez1 on Monday May 07, 2012 @03:43AM
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"...with a Ph.D. in medieval history..."
Say no more.
She's just lucky she had a Republican governor to blame for her economic situation.
"Some are struggling to pay back student loans and cover basic living expenses as they submit scores of applications for a limited pool of full-time academic positions."
That's the real problem right there. If she went into higher education expecting to make a comfortable living from it, she should've checked her prospects first. I can't imagine there would be very many opportunities for a medieval history doctorate.
Say no more.
She's just lucky she had a Republican governor to blame for her economic situation.
"Some are struggling to pay back student loans and cover basic living expenses as they submit scores of applications for a limited pool of full-time academic positions."
That's the real problem right there. If she went into higher education expecting to make a comfortable living from it, she should've checked her prospects first. I can't imagine there would be very many opportunities for a medieval history doctorate.