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The Student Association’s Graduate Senators Caucus released a statement Tuesday criticizing officials’ decision not to grant graduate students a tuition reduction during virtual instruction.
After graduate students were not included in a 10 percent tuition reduction provided for undergraduate students for the academic year, the caucus submitted a tuition report, documenting graduate students’ experiences related to the cost of virtual instruction, to University President Thomas LeBlanc and Provost Brian Blake in December. SA Sen. Sebastian Weinmann, Law-G and the chair of the Graduate Senators Caucus, said not treating graduate students the same as undergraduates “is nothing new.”
“I have seen and experienced first-hand how the University prioritizes the needs and concerns of undergraduate students over graduate students, despite the fact that GW is a majority-graduate institution,” Weinmann said in an email.
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Jeri Epstein, the chair of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission, will head the infrastructure committee, which will focus on priorities like safer sidewalks.
News By Rio Matsumoto Feb 16, 2021 12:01 AM
A local governing body will launch committees this year to prioritize small businesses, pedestrian safety and homeless communities in Foggy Bottom.
Jeri Epstein, the chair of the Foggy Bottom and West End Advisory Neighborhood Commission, said members of the local ANC will partner with community members to assemble four committees overseeing infrastructure, the economy, strategic planning and neighborhood life. Commissioners said the committees will give community members more say in the ANC’s affairs and help commissioners prioritize long-term projects, like supporting businesses and combating food insecurity.