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

The Daily Northwestern


Graduate students march from The Rock to Rebecca Crown Center to demand The Graduate School guarantee sixth-year research funding. Opportunities for such funding have been restricted since last year, when TGS stopped allowing sixth-year students from funding their research through assistantships.

Graduate students march for guaranteed sixth-year research funding

April 11, 2019

Graduate students rallied Thursday and presented a list of demands of The Graduate School during Northwestern University Graduate Workers’ first public action to lobby for guaranteed sixth-year research...

Doctoral student Zach Angulo, representing Northwestern Graduate Workers, speaks at the rally. He said efforts to organize in higher education “hold a special place in our heart.”

Student groups rally at The Rock to support non-tenure eligible faculty union

November 1, 2017

About 50 people gathered at The Rock on Tuesday to rally for non-tenure eligible faculty, calling on the University to bargain with their union and raise wages. Representatives from several student...

Two unions debate in hopes of representing Northwestern graduate students

October 20, 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 —...

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