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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dear colleagues:<br>
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Thank you for all the responses. I am relieved to find out that
Louisiana Tech is not an outlier in this matter but also
distressed that we are not able to serve a very real need of our
non-traditional undergraduates and many graduate students. Sushma
-- please keep me in the loop as ULM explores the options. Perhaps
something can be done at the system levels or BoR level.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/17/2022 7:26 PM, Sushma
Krishnamurthy wrote:<br>
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Our grad students do not have coverage. The University is
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Sushma </div>
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face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> La-cgs
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu"><la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu></a> on behalf of Ramu
Ramachandran <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ramu@coes.latech.edu"><ramu@coes.latech.edu></a><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, June 11, 2022 2:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu"><la-cgs@lists.latech.edu></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Health insurance question</font>
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<div><font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Dear fellow
members of the Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools:<br>
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Do you provide health insurance to US graduate students who
are over 26 (the age at which a student is no longer covered
on the parents' policies)? Our international students have a
group policy that costs ~$130/month but US citizens have
none. I checked with our Student Life office and was told
that the group was too small for us to negotiate a good
rate. I wonder if we will have more clout as a group.<br>
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Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71270, USA
318-257-4304 (Graduate School)
318-257-5106 (IfM)</pre>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
Director, Institute for Micromanufacturing
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
P. O. Box 7923
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71270, USA
318-257-4304 (Graduate School)
318-257-5106 (IfM)</pre>
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