Lord Horatio Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 Hi Folks, I'm involved with the Graduate Student Association at my current home institution where I'm an M.A. student (Lit and Cultural Studies). The organization is currently trying to encourage grad students on our campus to sign the following petition (see link below) to restore tax exempt status to graduate and postdoctoral stipends. Personally, funding represents a tremendously important factor when it comes to pursuing a Ph.D. in the Humanities. In fact, there's really no way I would be able to attend grad school without such funding. Nevertheless, stipend sums are typically modest, to say the least. Therefore, I hope you will take a few moments to look over the petition and, hopefully, add your signature to it. The website (whitehouse.gov) requires you to register before signing, but you can opt out of additional emails by unchecking one of the radio buttons. https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/#!/petition/restore-tax-exempt-status-graduate-and-postdoc-stipends-gradtax/NrB1FcZn I hope it's all right that I've posted this here. Many signatures are still required, so please encourage your grad student friends to support this, as well. Enzian and GuateAmfeminist 2
123student Posted March 20, 2012 Posted March 20, 2012 I signed it earlier; others have posted the link too, which looks like a good start.
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