Posted 3/28/2024, 4:32:24 PM
BU considers using AI amid grad student strike over pay and benefits
- BU administrators recommended using AI tools to facilitate discussion sections due to graduate student strike
- Recommendation came in email from Dean providing strike contingency suggestions
- Email met with criticism from faculty and striking grad students
- Union argues BU undervalues grad student labor, points to high tuition and low stipends
- Strike demands include better healthcare, childcare subsidies, and higher pay