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Graduate and Professional Student Federation

Former GPSG President Theodore Nollert announces run for Chapel Hill Town Council

By Walker Livingston | July 10

Theodore Nollert, the 2022-23 president of the Graduate and Professional Student Government, announced his candidacy for Chapel Hill Town Council this ...

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Q&A: Graduate and Professional Student Government President Lauren Hawkinson

By Akash Bhowmik | May 29

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Graduate and Professional Student Government celebrates first annual Climate Action Day

By Emily Chambliss | April 16

Lauren Hawkinson elected president of Graduate and Professional Student Government

By Hannah Rosenberger | March 28

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation represents graduate and professional students at UNC. The group is an arm of the UNC student government. Graduate and professional students can request travel grants, departmental allocations and other funding through the federation.

It is comprised of executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The executive branch is responsible for advocacy for its constituents. The legislative branch disburses graduate student fees, as well as creates legislation. The judicial branch houses the Graduate Honor Court, which hears cases that deal with academic or conduct violations.

Explainer: What is the function of student governance at UNC?

By Liza Smith | March 21

The student government at UNC was designed to resemble the structure of the U.S. Government. Here's an explainer of how it works and who holds positions ...

Graduate students say they struggle to afford housing, take up extra work

By Emi Maerz | January 24

Graduate students in the UNC community face complications in the relationship between their stipends and rent in Chapel Hill.  Between finding roommates, ...

UNC Faculty Council hears research developments, supports stipend increases

By Celia Funderburk | November 6

The UNC Faculty Council met Friday to discuss a new health research center, graduate student stipends, changes between online learning systems and affirmative ...

'The stipend isn't keeping up' — UNC graduate students struggle with cost of living

By Abby Pender | September 8

The minimum graduate student stipend only covers approximately 68.5 percent of the cost to attend UNC-Chapel Hill, a recent study by the Graduate and ...

Theodore Nollert elected as Graduate and Professional student body president

By Allie Kelly | February 16

Theodore Nollert has been elected as Graduate and Professional Student Government student body president with 59.14 percent of the total votes cast  — ...

Meet the candidates for UNC Graduate and Professional Student Government president

By Natalie Varma | February 15

Two candidates are running to be the president of the Graduate and Professional Student Government: Theodore Nollert and Zachary Boyce. The election is ...

UNC Graduate School works to follow national trend in phasing out the GRE

By Chase Taylor | April 26

Dean of the Graduate School Suzanne Barbour said that holistic approaches toward graduate admissions is a consideration not just at UNC, but for all of ...

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UNC Graduate School suspends GRE requirements for 2022 application cycle

By Hannah Rosenberger | April 20

In Tuesday's meeting of the Administrative Board of the Graduate School, Dean Suzanne Barbour said the GRE will not be centrally required for admission ...

Renamed GPSG and CAA choose 2021-22 presidents

By Caroline Yaffa | March 4

Neel Swamy was announced as president-elect of GPSG on Wednesday by the Board of Elections. That same day, Kade Sutton was elected president of the CAA.  ...

GPSF Senate adopts resolutions supporting grad and international students, UNC staff

By Rachel Crumpler | July 9

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation Senate adopted three resolutions at an emergency meeting Tuesday that call for University leadership ...

Campus Safety Commission discusses community standards and rising COVID-19 cases

By Kyle Ingram | July 2

With a little more than a month left before the fall semester is set to begin, critical questions about the return to on-campus operations remain.  The ...

Graduate workers continue to petition UNC, demand not reopen in-person instruction

By Rachel Crumpler | June 21

In a petition published June 12, graduate workers have expressed concerns about the safety and logistics of returning to campus for in-person instruction ...

'This is something that's killing people’: Instructors petition for fall teaching options

By Sasha Schroeder | June 8

Faculty, fellows and teaching assistants are petitioning UNC administration to guarantee that no instructor will be required to teach in person during ...

Graduate workers continue to push for increased stipends and other demands

By Rachel Crumpler | May 13

Several directors of graduate studies programs met with Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, last week to discuss a number of graduate ...

Months after controversy fueled its formation, UNC's safety commission faces questions

By Stephanie Mayer | November 3

Campus Safety Commission meetings have been in session over the last two months to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to discuss their concerns ...

UNC chooses next dean of Graduate School

By Preston Lennon | July 24

Suzanne Barbour, former program director at the National Science Foundation, has been the Graduate School dean at the University of Georgia for three ...