Tim's Graduate School Fund
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I'm Tim Kearl, currently a PhD student in philosophy at the University of Arizona, and graduate of Dartmouth College class of 2013, where I studied mathematics and philosophy (graduating cum laude).
I hope to raise money to support my own writing and research outside of the academic year, during which I receive a modest salary of $15,000 for service as an instructor in the philosophy department. This stipend is my sole source of income; when I am not teaching, I am doing my own coursework or research.
Paying for school has always been challenging, even with generous financial aid. In February 2009, 7 months before I started at Dartmouth, my father suffered a debilitating stroke; he is consequently unable to work. Finding ways to make ends meet has become the modus operandi. I have often been too proud to ask for help, tempted by the thought that through sufficient determination, one can bootstrap one's way to better luck.
But I have come, sometimes through much resistance, to recognize that my success is not a solitary enterprise, and that sites like this provide a direct channel for people to express their mutual respect and support. I hope that upon reading this, you recognize that your small acts of kindness can make a difference to my success as a graduate student and professional.
Yours,
Tim
I hope to raise money to support my own writing and research outside of the academic year, during which I receive a modest salary of $15,000 for service as an instructor in the philosophy department. This stipend is my sole source of income; when I am not teaching, I am doing my own coursework or research.
Paying for school has always been challenging, even with generous financial aid. In February 2009, 7 months before I started at Dartmouth, my father suffered a debilitating stroke; he is consequently unable to work. Finding ways to make ends meet has become the modus operandi. I have often been too proud to ask for help, tempted by the thought that through sufficient determination, one can bootstrap one's way to better luck.
But I have come, sometimes through much resistance, to recognize that my success is not a solitary enterprise, and that sites like this provide a direct channel for people to express their mutual respect and support. I hope that upon reading this, you recognize that your small acts of kindness can make a difference to my success as a graduate student and professional.
Yours,
Tim
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Tim Kearl
Organizer
Tucson, AZ
