Seth Spencer

Guest Column: It’s time to stop ignoring economic inequality at UM

On Sept. 16, a group of UM students protested university administrators’ flagging, non-transparent response to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the danger and uncertainty many campus workers confront each day. University leadership did not respond to their concerns.    The Daily Mississippian reported a recent surge in the use of the campus food bank by students […]

Opinion: UM, pay me what I’m worth

Guest Column I am a graduate instructor at the University of Mississippi, and I live on the brink of poverty. My story, unfortunately, is a common one. My stipend is $11,500 a year. This unconscionably low salary forces me to seek employment over the summer while attempting to balance an active research agenda. As I […]

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