General News & Events

If you would like us to feature some of your news (e.g., published a paper, won an award or grant, hosting a talk) or events from a relevant organization, please fill out this form. We’d love to share the great accomplishments of our fellow Latinx scholars at NU!

November 10th, 2020

Congratulations to our secretary, Monica Gallegos-Garcia (third-year in Physics & Astronomy PhD), for being invited to give a talk at the Department of Astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, November 16th!

November 3rd, 2020

Congratulations to our treasurer, Crystal Camargo (fifth-year in Screen Cultures PhD program), for moderating a seminar in the Latinx Digital Media seminar series on “Mobilizing the Latinx vote:Media and politics in the 2020 election and beyond” with Professor Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez (Texas A&M International University). You can watch this seminar here!

Congratulations to our president, Ivan Hernandez (fourth-year Social Psychology PhD program), for publishing his first “first-author” article! It’s titled “From deficit to benefit: Highlighting lower-SES students' background-specific strengths reinforces their academic persistence” and published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. You can read it here!

October 30th, 2020

CLX is in solidarity with NU Community Not Cops. You can read our statement by clicking here.

October 20th, 2020

Join The Graduate School's Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) this quarter as they host multiple conversations and professional development opportunities.

  • ODI: Representation, Culture, and the Dynamics of Change in Graduate Education with Dr. Julie Posselt 

    Date: Thursday, October 22 

    Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT 

    Zoom: Register here.

  • ODI: Talking about Teaching as Key to Graduate Professional Development

    Date: Thursday, October 22

    Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm CST

    Zoom: RSVP here!

    It is never too early to think about teaching as an integral part of your graduate professional development. Whether you plan to continue in the academy, teaching is central to developing ways to communicate effectively about your research and core disciplinary concepts. Join us for a conversation about available resources at Northwestern as you forge pathways to your teaching professional development.

  • ODI: The Impact of Microaggressions on Building Inclusive Environments

    Date: Thursday, October 29

    Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm CST

    Zoom: RSVP here!

    Many people are unfamiliar with the term microaggresion but most are aware of what it is, and what it feels like to be on the receiving end: the small and subtle, well-intentioned behaviors and statements made by others, which reflect an implicit negative bias or perception of a certain individual or group because of their identity. This workshop will create awareness surrounding the common occurrences of microaggresions and explore tools to interrupt microaggressive behavior.

October 6th, 2020

  • Congratulations to our Communications Chair, Elizabeth Barahona (third-year PhD student, History) for publishing an article in NYU’s The Latinx Project titled “The Legacy of Fred Hampton: Remembering as an Active Process”. Click here to read her piece!

September 17th, 2020

  • The Graduate School's Diversity Peer Mentor Program is designed to help first-year, URM PhD students acclimate to Northwestern. TGS Diversity Peer Mentors will serve as an additional resource to incoming PhD students and provide support, encouragement, and information as our new students embark on this new academic journey.
    To become a peer mentor apply by Friday, September 18.

    To become a first-year mentee apply by Friday, September 25.

  • Navigating Northwestern is a new virtual graduate school information series for prospective students and postdoctoral trainees from underrepresented and minoritized populations (URM) and students from minority-serving institutions (MSI). There are five opportunities for TGS students and postdocs to engage with students on the following panels:
    Wednesday, October 7: Historical Black Colleges and Universitis (HBCU) Alumni 
    Wednesday, October 14: Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) Alumni 
    Wednesday, October 21: Native and Tribal Colleges Alumni
    Wednesday, November 4: Summer Research Opportunity Program (SROP) Alumni 
    Wednesday, November 11: Student Life at Northwestern University
    If you are interested in participating in a panel this fall, please email The Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

  • NU chapter of SACNAS, Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science, invites you to join us for our (virtual) Annual Midwest Regional Meeting. SACNAS is a national academic and professional organization with the mission to serve and support students and professionals in STEM who come from underrepresented backgrounds. We will be virtually hosting the Annual Midwest Regional Meeting from October 2nd-4th. The title of the meeting is “Science and Equity: Allyship and Inclusion in STEM and Beyond.” Registration is now open! We invite anyone interested to register. The event will consist of three days of talks, workshops, panels, student research presentations, and networking. We will have keynote talks from Dr. Ashley Smart (NU ChBE alum!) and Raven Baxter (aka Raven the Science Maven)! Please contact nusacnas@gmail.com with any questions.

September 10th, 2020

  • Mandatory Covid-19 testing for graduate students on campus

    • If you are a graduate student and will be on campus, you must sign up to get an on-campus Covid-19 test before school starts! Also sign the student acknowledgment on Caesar so that your funds do not get withheld!

  • Undergraduates return to campus on September 10th

    • On September 10th, undergraduate students begin their move-in to the university. Students can opt-in to have a roommate but are by default one-per-room. Undergraduates will undergo at-home Covid-19 tests while graduate students are expected to test on campus before school starts!

August 11th, 2020

  • Evanston Library Closing

    • The Main Library at 1703 Orrington Avenue will reopen its doors for visitors to browse the collections, check out materials, and use technology, on Tuesday, August 11. They continue to offer contact-free curbside pickup services at the Main Library for those who are not ready to enter the building. Due to COVID-19 and a commitment to put safety first, the Library is following a phased plan to gradually reintroduce more services and reopen buildings.  All other library branches have closed and only the Main Library and the Robert Crown Library are now open!Undergraduates return to campus on September 10thOn September 10th, undergraduate students begin their move-in to the university. Students can opt-in to have a roommate but are by default one-per-room. Undergraduates will undergo at-home Covid-19 tests while graduate students are expected to test on campus before school starts!