Doctorate-seeking graduate assistants at LSU to get raise

In a reversal, LSU announced it will offer pay raises to all Ph.D. degree-seeking graduate assistants, after initially excluding about 200 students on grants. LSU announced in February it would raise its minimum pay for all graduate assistants on the track to receive doctorates to $23,000 per academic year — the highest among schools in the Southeastern Conference. The stipend hike was hinted at…

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