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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. For several years, MIT students have reached out to the Prehealth Advising team in Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD) to request a medical interpreter training course.

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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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