Earlier this year, Harvard University organized an event for graduate students, informing them how to milk the welfare system typically used by low-income families, not college students.
The Ivy League university’s endowment is upwards of $50 billion, making it the wealthiest academic institution in the world; sent a flier to graduate students, urging them to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in March, according to Vice.
The flier reads: “Fuel your body & stock your pantry. Did you know that grad students may qualify for assistance paying for food & groceries?“
The university’s welfare advice comes as graduate students have demanded that Harvard increase all graduate student workers’ yearly wage to $60,000 from the current $40,000. These workers have gone on strike twice in recent years over low pay. Much of the distress is because the progressive city of Boston has out-of-control living expenses, including shelter and food.
A Harvard spokesperson told Vice in an email earlier this year that the flier would help students sign up for welfare.
… and it appears Harvard isn’t the only university encouraging grads to utilize welfare.
Are you a WVU graduate worker struggling to make ends meet due to meager wages and crippling fees?
This Monday WVCW will be hosting a SNAP benefits sign-up party in the Mountainlair from 11-2PM!
If WVU signs your paycheck, come through! #snapoutofit pic.twitter.com/KjsdKZhPcr
— West Virginia Campus Workers (@WVCampusWorkers) February 19, 2023
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