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Learning to become a medical interpreter

CAPD

You’re in the hospital with a serious condition. This scenario is common in hospitals and healthcare centers across Massachusetts and the US. It is also a familiar reality for many in the MIT community who grew up helping immigrant family members navigate the intimidating world of American healthcare and medical culture.

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The Power of Recognizing Higher Ed Faculty as Working-Class (Helena Worthen*)

Higher Education Inquirer

Nearly 75% of faculty in higher education are precarious workers, more like restaurant and hospitality workers, gig performers, contract healthcare workers, and delivery drivers than the tenured professor. They are hired on a per-class, per-semester basis. They do not control the conditions of their work.

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