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454f6d51 | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 The whole #Nobel prize situation with Katalin Karikó, who was previously pushed out of #UPenn and forced to become an adjunct would be deeply funny except… I’m all too familiar with the exploitation of being an adjunct professor.

My mother is a literal refugee from #Ukraine who teaches at #Cornell as an adjunct - she STARTED their Ukrainian program. Her classes get over enrolled in within a day with tons of demand. Students love her.

She had to fight for her health insurance 🥲🥲🥲
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454f6d51 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 It breaks me watching her barely making rent while trying to support herself and two young children WHILE TEACHING AT AN IVY LEAGUE SCHOOL

ARE YOU F**KING KIDDING ME THEY CAN’T EVEN PAY HER AT THE POVERTY RATE????
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4141e045 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @78ecc8f6 
Your mom may well deserve tenurre at one of the top universities in the world, but the fact that she's from Ukraine and students like her does not establish that at all!