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graduate school

Broke vs. “Broke”: Bothered by Humble Brags

October 9, 2014 by Nicole Renee Brown 5 Comments

This summer, I had a “stay-cation,” meaning I stayed put in DC where I moved last year to attend grad school.  My “stay-cation” was awful, imposed on me because of my lack of funds; I was completely broke.  I take issue when people flippantly use the term “broke” to describe their financial situation (e.g. the […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, Classism in Everyday Life, First Generation College Students, Poverty Tagged With: first generation college students, graduate school, poverty, pretense

25 Reasons why working at McDonald’s is better than being a graduate student

October 27, 2010 by Jay Mahin 24 Comments

25. In order to get promoted at McDonald’s, there is no need to invent an original sandwich and defend it. 24. You are guaranteed a meal at McDonald’s. 23. McDonald’s has more people of color in top positions. 22. Once you submit an order to a customer, either the customer tells you what is wrong […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education Tagged With: classism, graduate school, Higher Education, living wage, McDonalds

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