![Update on Grad Student Union Negotiations](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/news_mit2.jpg)
Update on Grad Student Union Negotiations
MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles and Provost Cynthia Barnhart provide an update on progress in negotiations with MIT’s new graduate student union, the MIT GSU-UE.
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Grad Update: Winter 2023
Update on Grad Union Negotiations ~ Find a Listening Ear ~ Join the MIT Research Slam! ~ Winter Family Day ~ Reframing the First Generation Academic Experience ~ and more.
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OVC Newsletter: Winter 2023
MIT D-Lab Marks 20 Years ~ Patriots Recognize TEJI ~ Momentum Students Tackle Neptune’s Orbit ~ Celebrate Our Graduate Students! MIT Micro-internships Connect Alumni and Students
![Grad student union negotiations and other end-of-year updates](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/news_nophoto15.jpg)
Grad student union negotiations and other end-of-year updates
An update for graduate students from Vice Chancellor Ian A. Waitz and Blanche Staton, Senior Associate Dean and Director for Graduate Education
![Honoring Our Veterans at MIT](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/news_nophoto16.jpg)
Honoring Our Veterans at MIT
Every November 11, in recognition of Veterans Day, Institute leaders honor America’s veterans for their patriotism and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
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Diep Luu named inaugural director of the new Institute Advising Center
Luu will provide strategic direction, planning, and management in the launch of the Institute Advising Center, which will include the Office of the First Year (OFY), and provide broader input on all aspects of advising and mentoring for our undergraduate students.
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Subpoena requiring MIT to share graduate student fellow information with NLRB and UE
MIT has received a subpoena from the NLRB which requires the Institute to provide certain information about our graduate student fellows to the NLRB and the MIT GSU-UE.
![Update on graduate student unionization](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/news_mit2.jpg)
Update on graduate student unionization
The MIT Graduate Student Union and United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America (MIT GSU-UE) has filed a new petition with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking to add graduate students on MIT fellowships to their current bargaining unit.
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Legal notice of petition for election
In accordance with National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) procedures, please see the Notice of Petition for Election, which will also be posted in various academic and administrative buildings on campus.
![Welcome to our graduate students](https://ovc-mit-edu.ezproxyberklee.flo.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/news_nophoto16.jpg)
Welcome to our graduate students
Blanche E. Staton, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Education
Ian A. Waitz, Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate and Graduate Education offer a warm welcome to our new and returning graduate students.