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...record 375 students will apply to this year’s program, marking a 50 percent increase over last year. The program—which celebrates its 15th Anniversary this year—has increased the number of internships to 51 from 40 and has also increased the stipend awarded to $4,000 from an average...
...addition, the stipend increase will apply across the board to all internship locations, while in past years more expensive cities would receive higher than average stipends to compensate for the higher cost of living...
...Regardless of whether you’re in New York, Portsmouth, N.H. or Rome, Italy, everyone will be receiving a $4000 stipend,” said Howell...
Although the decision to increase the stipend amount and the number of internships was made long before the global financial crisis hit its peak this year, the rise in the applicant pool likely reflects student demand for stable, paying internships in a difficult job market...
...difficult economic times, when people are more concerned with maintaining financial stability, becoming a tutor looks more attractive,” said Mather House Master Sandra A. Naddaff ’75.In addition to stable housing, a limited meal plan, and in some cases a stipend, there are other advantages to the position, Nadaff said. Graduate school is often “isolating,” and Houses can provide tutors with a “sense of community,” she said.Mather House officials weren’t the only ones to report a measurable spike in tutor...