Posts by Communications Committee
University Finances 2019
This is our 2019 report, kept here for archival purposes. Follow this link for our latest report. We have updated NUGW’s 2019 Financial Report in light of the University’s statements regarding COVID-19’s financial impact. You can download our full, updated report, as well as the financial data used for analysis, below. Below you will find…
Read MorePublic Forum on University Finances
Join NUGW and the Northwestern chapter of the American Associate of University Professors (AAUP) for a public forum on Northwestern’s finances. We will discuss Northwestern’s financial situation, recent university austerity measures, and the efforts of graduate workers and non-tenure track faculty to gain a voice in financial decisions that impact our work and lives. There…
Read MoreSupport for the campaign to form Latinx Studies and Asian American Studies Departments at Northwestern
We, Northwestern University Graduate Workers (NUGW), endorse the Latinx Asian American Collective’s endeavor to establish Latinx Studies and Asian American Studies Departments at Northwestern University. We call upon all graduate workers to express their solidarity for this endeavor by signing the Collective’s petition and by partnering with organizations who have likewise endorsed this endeavor. We…
Read MoreNUGW Stands in Solidarity With Trans* Students
On October 21, the New York Times reported that a memo written by the Department of Health and Human Services sought to establish a legal definition of sex under Title IX, stating, “Sex means a person’s status as male or female based on immutable biological traits identified by or before birth.” It further clarified, “The sex listed…
Read MoreNUGW Winter Social
Come out from the cold and take a break from the stress of work at NUGW’s winter quarter social! RSVP through our Facebook event or by emailing nugradworkers@gmail.com NUGW Winter SocialWednesday, February 6thCeltic Knot Public House5PM – 7PM
Read MoreWork-In: Making Grad Labor Visible
The work we do as graduate workers is often invisible. And yet, the university could not run without it. Join NUGW for a work-in, where we’ll make our invisible work visible by working together in a public place. It’s an opportunity to get to know people from other departments, mix up your routine, and get…
Read MoreInterdisciplinary Assistantships
On May 10, graduate workers in the humanities and social sciences received an email from Dean Woodruff regarding eligibility requirements for TGS-funded interdisciplinary graduate assistantships. According to the email, TGS will no longer approve these assistantships for students beyond their fifth year. This policy and its abrupt enforcement put many graduate workers in a precarious…
Read MoreDMA Continuation Fees
Thanks to the hard work and organizing efforts of the Doctor of Musical Arts candidates and their colleagues at the Bienen School of Music, the fee structure for the Doctor of Musical Arts program will now be reduced to be equitable and competitive with Northwestern’s peer institutions. The reduction of these fees will help alleviate…
Read More#FullFive
UPDATE: We won! TGS announced that going forward all PhD students will be guaranteed five full years of guaranteed funding. Thank you to the hundreds of people who signed our petition and contributed powerful testimonials, you made this victory possible! Currently, not all Northwestern University graduate students are funded five full years, even though over…
Read More