Answer by einpoklum for Can a department renege on a student's "guaranteed...
You are in the unfortunate position of being employed in a super-precarious position, not enjoying a full recognition of your employee status, and living under the US' regime of heavily employer-biased...
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You may want to review the initial offer letter that you received from the program. You may find that the language there is not absolutely "guaranteed"—there is almost always a bit of "wiggle" language...
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I am the Graduate Coordinator of my department, so I have some experience both reading and writing letters like this. I find the phrasing "although we will be able to renew the assistantship in most...
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While labor laws depend on the country/state/region, your contract that guarantees funding probably doesn't really guarantee it. From a labor law perspective, if you are even classed as an employee and...
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I was admitted to a PhD program last year with guaranteed funding for 4 years. The funding offer was structured as a fellowship for the first year and an assistantship thereafter. I'm done with my...
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