As a PhD student at the University of Minnesota, Fernie Rodriguez seemed to be everywhere — teaching undergraduate courses, working in the offices of administrative units, leading fitness classes at the university’s wellness center.From the outside, it looked like Rodriguez was a highly motivated multi-tasker. That wasn’t wrong, just not the whole story.
“I really was a successful graduate student,” says Rodriguez, who uses they/them pronouns. “But the truth of it was, I was still navigating poverty. I worked anywhere on campus that would have me.”..
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