In 2020 and 2021, many NCAA athletes’ seasons were disrupted, if not completely canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, the NCAA announced that all student-athletes would receive an extra year of eligibility. Five years later, the last class of student-athletes with this extra “COVID year” are graduating from their respective institutions, including many Division III schools like WashU.

WashU has two undergraduate students and two graduate student representatives on its board of trustees. The board, composed of just above 40 members, has overseen distribution of the University’s resources since 1853. Apart from the student members, other trustees include alumni, parents, community members, and donors. The board meets in-person quarterly.

The Graduate Center (TGC) at Washington University has planned a slate of events to celebrate Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, including raffles, guided meditation, and a pizza lunch, April 1 to 5. 

At around 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, a fire broke out on the first floor of an apartment building at 6230 Clemens Avenue. 

In one of her first meetings as a Ph.D. candidate, a professor asked Carolyn Barnes if she was married. Was she married to a man? Was she planning on having children while completing her doctorate?

ver the course of a single semester, graduate workers organizing with the Washington University Graduate Workers Union (WUGWU) have won subsidized dental care, lower out-of-pocket healthcare maximums and guaranteed summer funding.

We will continue to watch Wash. U. to make sure it follows up on these promises and continue fighting in the future for financial stability for grad workers at Wash. U.

The Union delivered approximately 500 Valentine’s Day-inspired cards to Provost Holden Thorp’s office to advocate for what they argue are their rights on campus as graduate students Feb. 14.

Graduate students rallied outside of the Danforth University Center Tuesday after withdrawing their petition to receive union recognition by the National Labor Relations Board Nov. 15.

Our power comes from our will to take action to improve our lives, and continuing to take action is what we plan to do as the Washington University Graduate Workers Union.