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...These jobs are divided into two categories: those paid for by the Federal Work Study Program and those that aren’t. Although FWSP jobs benefit these students, perhaps they benefit those that employ them even more. While the employers are obliged to provide 30 cents on the dollar to their students, the federal government covers the rest. One-third of the SEO’s jobs fall under this category and include much sought-after on-campus ones, such as library positions...
...according to Swift, an unfortunate side affect of Harvard’s new financial aid program is that there is less FWSP eligibility. Instead, today only 20 percent of those on financial aid are eligible for the program, down from 40 percent last year. This is especially disturbing at a time when more students than ever are looking for work, making ineligible students forced to find their employment elsewhere. Swift says that the SEO hopes that Harvard may be able to resolve the problem in the future by creating a program that parallels FWSP...
...optimal situation would be for FWSP to be expanded to accommodate international students attending U.S. colleges; however, why would a humble Alabaman taxpayer want to help pay for an Englishman’s education? It’s unlikely that this proposal would ever be accepted; this does not, however, mean that there’s nothing to be done. By tweaking its programs to create more equal opportunities for international students, Harvard can end this discrimination...
...Harvard created a program for international students who would otherwise qualify for FWSP, in which 70 percent of students’ wages were supplemented, greater equality could be reached. Harvard could force campus employers to treat job applicants equally if they were eligible for FWSP or Harvard’s equivalent. Summer employment would still be an issue, as FWSP has opportunities across the country and pays 60 percent of the summer wage, but it would still be an improvement to the current system...
Federal work-study is an excellent program, but unfortunately no international student can qualify for it—no matter what their income level. Harvard must find a way to include the 10 percent of Harvard that is automatically excluded from the benefits provided by FWSP...