A Gallaudet University alumnus I know personally (let's call this person Unhappy Grad) graduated from Gallaudet University in 2005 (before the protest time) with a degree in Computer Information Systems. After graduation, during a time that the economy was strong and healthy, Unhappy Grad looked for a job. And looked and looked....
No one would hire Unhappy Grad despite having some work history including two internships. It is now almost 4 years later since Unhappy Grad completed the degree that Unhappy Grad worked hard on. Whose fault is it that Unhappy Grad does not have a job? The following year, Gallaudet experienced the Unity for Gallaudet protest and the world learned about the "quality" of a Gallaudet degree.
No wonder Unhappy Grad still can not find a job. Plus Unhappy Grad can not get vocational rehabilitation support to return to another college for a better, more marketable, degree.
Tonight when chatting with Unhappy Grad, a strange thought crossed my mind: Should Unhappy Grad sue Gallaudet University over having received a low quality degree that is not marketable enough to get a job with? Is anyone else in a similar boat to Unhappy Grad (degree earned from Gallaudet prior to recession)? It was bad enough when Unhappy Grad could not get a job during the boom times, now that we are in a recession it is near impossible for Unhappy Grad, who is becoming resigned to a life on social security.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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