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The Daily Northwestern

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

The Daily Northwestern


NLRB decision draws near on whether graduate students at private universities can unionize

August 22, 2016

The National Labor Relations Board is expected to vote soon on whether to clear the way for graduate students at private institutions such as Northwestern to collectively bargain as university employees. Northwestern...

Students from Bienen and other schools with hands-on majors are figuring out what online learning is going to look like.

Bienen graduate students petition for equal pay

September 27, 2015

A petition asking the University to increase stipends for Bienen graduate students has garnered nearly 350 signatures since it was posted in July. In May, Northwestern announced stipends for doctoral...

Contemporary art expert Janet Dees joins Block Museum

August 27, 2015

Contemporary art expert Janet Dees will join Northwestern's Block Museum of Art this fall as a curator, the museum announced last week. Dees, who joins the museum Sept. 21, will focus on modern and...

Craig Bina, a professor of geological sciences, will serve as the interim dean of The Graduate School from October until the end of June.

Northwestern Graduate School names interim dean

July 24, 2015

Craig Bina will act as dean of The Graduate School and associate provost for graduate education during current dean Dwight McBride’s absence starting in October and lasting until the end of June. Bina,...

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...

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