Graduate students are a core engine of research and discovery, he said. By imposing these fees, were limiting our talent pool. From @washingtonpost: Graduate students are mounting degrees of protest over hidden fees https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/graduate-students-mounting-degrees-of-protest-over-hidden-fees/2019/08/02/a7f19f3c-b3c8-11e9-8949-5f36ff92706e_story.html?noredirect=on