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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


In Focus: Students detail harmful financial impact of NU scholarship displacement policies

In Focus: Students detail harmful financial impact of NU scholarship displacement policies

May 16, 2024

With triplets entering college at the same time, Jaida Hill’s parents were thrilled when she won an outside four-year, $80,000 scholarship just before graduating high school in 2021.  Though...

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So how does work-study work?

August 12, 2022

Financial aid packages at Northwestern contain a lot of components, from grants to scholarships to loans. One of those components is work-study. Those words (and their lack of explanation) may be confusing...

The Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid and the Work-Study Office, both located at 1801 Hinman Ave. Northwestern has attempted to adhere to federal guidelines to compensate work-study students for missed wages, but some students have fallen through the cracks.

Despite compensation efforts, work-study communication falters

April 14, 2020

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a variety of stressors for students. For those with work-study jobs, a potential loss of multiple months of compensation was one of those concerns, which...

The Office of Financial Aid, where the Work Study Office is housed. Students have struggled with figuring out how work study fits into a financial aid package.

Work-study doesn’t work for everyone: students share challenges, obstacles to robust employment on campus

April 15, 2019

Miranda Chabot works two jobs. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she gets techy — she’s a member of Northwestern News Network’s production crew. Her other job is a little more flexible hour-wise: as a research...

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