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

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

The Daily Northwestern

Graduate student Matilda Stubbs holds her son, Cosmos. Stubbs is part of the NU Student Parent Alliance, a group concerned about its lack of representation on a University-appointed task force formed to examine the problems that graduate student parents face.

Graduate student parents raise concerns about representation on task force

October 22, 2015

A coalition of graduate student parents say they are not represented by a task force formed this quarter to examine the experience of graduate student parents. Announced this month, the task force does...

Student parents push for more resources in meeting with provost

April 30, 2015

Between writing their dissertations, working as teaching assistants and class instructors, and holding other jobs on and off campus, graduate students have a lot of demands that take up their time. For...

Graduate student Matilda Stubbs holds her son, Cosmos. Stubbs, a single mother, has had difficulty finding childcare for her son and said Northwestern needs to provide better resources for student parents.

Frustrated with lack of support, graduate student parents search for solution

March 6, 2015

Matilda Stubbs faces struggles that many single parents deal with. The 31-year-old juggles caring for her toddler son, working multiple jobs and managing a tight budget. Stubbs and her son qualify...

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