My professor couldn’t pay rent, so she moved in with me | Leslie Oberhofer

Many of those we trust to teach and nurture our young people live on poverty wages that put them on the brink of homelessness As a student,... thumbnail 1 summary

Many of those we trust to teach and nurture our young people live on poverty wages that put them on the brink of homelessness

As a student, I didn’t think much about my professors, how much money they were making or what their lives were like. That was until the end of last semester.

Last spring, I signed up for a course on gender roles. The class was so interesting, I’d often stay after to talk and I eventually became friends with my professor. During finals, I noticed that she seemed stressed out. I was shocked to learn why: my professor was about to lose her place and have to live in her car.

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