PhD unemployment is just 1.5%, economist notes while listing four moral demands for grad programs
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-11-11
Wrapping up his thread, Afinetheorem makes four points: Harvard's $51k stipend is great but programs with stipends so low students can't graduate on time are immoral; hiding placement records from incoming students is immoral; programs that can't place students should shrink; and PhD unemployment is just 1.5%, so the overall picture isn't bleak.
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