Repealing the graduate tuition waiver will force me, others to leave OHSU

By Mollie Marr December 13, 2017 Portland, Oregon

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OHSU graduate student David Edwards adds his signature to a letter to the Congressional conference committee on December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax bill that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students. This bill would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work, unless Congress takes action. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

Graduate student Sydney Weber Boutros holds a sign at a rally at OHSU, December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax proposal that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students. This bill would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

Graduate students organized a rally today at OHSU, December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax proposal that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students. This move would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work, unless Congress takes action. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

OHSU graduate students Samantha Papadakis (left) and Itallia Pacentine (center) sign a letter to the Congressional conference committee on December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax bill that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students. This bill would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work, unless Congress takes action. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

Graduate student Sydney Weber Boutros, Dakota Kliamovich (center) and Kristof Torkenczy hold protest signs at a rally at OHSU, December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax proposal that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students. This bill would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

OHSU staff and students attend a rally at OHSU, December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax proposal that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students, which would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

Brittany Alperin, OHSU graduate student and member of the Graduate Student Organization, speaks at a rally today at OHSU, December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax proposal that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students, which would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

Mollie Marr, pursuing her M.D. and Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience in the OHSU School of Medicine, says losing the tax waiver could mean dropping out of OHSU. Marr spoke at a rally at OHSU, December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax proposal that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students. This move would prevent many students from finishing their doctoral work, unless Congress takes action. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)

Graduate education rally

A colleague hugs Mollie Marr, who is pursuing her M.D./Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience in the OHSU School of Medicine, after Marr spoke at a rally at OHSU, December 6, 2017, opposing a federal tax proposal that would end tax-free tuition for graduate students. Marr says for her, losing the tax waiver could mean dropping out of OHSU. (OHSU/Kristyna Wentz-Graff)