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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


The Graduate School Commons is located inside the building at 2122 Sheridan Rd. In September, graduate students gathered in the commons for a town hall meeting where they were invited to ask administrators questions about the National Labor Relations Board’s ruling on graduate students at private universities.

Two unions push to organize graduate students at Northwestern amid looming political shift in Washington

December 9, 2016

The election of Donald Trump has added a new sense of urgency to graduate student unionization efforts at Northwestern. Last week, members of the group Northwestern University Graduate Workers voted...

Purdue University Prof. David Sanders, chair of the school’s Faculty Senate, speaks at Faculty Senate on Wednesday. Sanders encouraged senators to continue their work at Northwestern.

Faculty Senate discusses shortening quarters by one week

November 3, 2016

Faculty Senate discussed shortening each quarter by one week at its meeting Wednesday as an alternative to the so-called “10-5-5-10” calendar, which a Senate report released last month found many departments...

Two unions debate in hopes of representing Northwestern graduate students

October 19, 2016

More than 100 people attended a debate hosted by the Northwestern Graduate Workers on Thursday between two unions — the Service Employees International Union and the American Federation of Teachers —...

Coach Pat Fitzgerald looks up during Northwestern’s Oct. 1 game at Iowa. The team's football handbook rules were previously "overbroad," according to a September NLRB advice memo.

Football: National Labor Relations Board attorney describes Northwestern athletes as ‘employees’ in memo

October 12, 2016

Football An associate general counsel for the National Labor Relations Board referred to Northwestern athletes as “employees” in the footnote of a memo issued last month and made public in recent...

Letter to the Editor: The American Federation of Teachers is the right choice for grads

October 5, 2016

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a ruling that grants graduate teaching and research assistants at private universities the same collective bargaining rights as their peers...

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