National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS)

04/06/2026

This week is about the people behind the work.

The long hours, the research, the leadership, the resilience it all matters.

Happy Graduate Student Appreciation Week 🎓

Tag a grad student who inspires you!

04/03/2026

We’re back!

And just in time for Graduate Student Appreciation Week 🎓

At NAGPS, we’re here to amplify graduate student voices, advocate for your needs, and highlight the impact you make every day.

This week, we’re celebrating YOU.

Drop your program + school in the comments so we can recognize graduate students

09/05/2025

Join us for our upcoming Town Hall on September 10 at 8 PM ET! We'll be revisiting and confirming the topics identified in our previous discussion as part of our legislative platform, while also creating space to hear any new concerns or ideas. All students are welcome: your input is essential in shaping our collective priorities for our upcoming Legislative Action Day, from October 18 to October 21.

Please register here to receive the Zoom link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0MI4jE5vatTdGGHCfBTpiFBaz0jwu_miA7NKsVZhr7SUhuA/viewform?usp=header

08/17/2025

Meet like-minded advocates for graduate students and and learn the basic mechanics of legislative bodies, how to research legislation like a pro, how to represent your organization to policymakers in a sharp, professional manner, and much more!

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QVAmVVq7R5uYMkMHVWj38Q #/registration

08/17/2025

Are you interested in advocating for graduate education at the national level? Join us for the 2025 NAGPS Legislative Action Day! This is an opportunity to share our stories, connect with others who share our passion for making a difference, and develop valuable skills in leadership and public engagement. Our voice is critical, and your participation is essential to our collective impact.

Register your interest here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFmuYz_pKKGhdiONu4P3tErIlkKKlSRn4f_fgjo0vZ0StJdQ/viewform

07/04/2023

July Legislative Letter 📜 Affirmative Action; Debt Relief -

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03/06/2023

[Updated graphic with accessibility-oriented QR Zoom link] Happening tomorrow, 3/6, at Stony Brook University! "Bringing Abolitionist Principles to Social Work Practice" ✊ - https://mailchi.mp/nagps/36-sbu-bringing-abolitionist-principles-to-social-work-2f7f07qb7u

03/01/2023

Next Week: Inclusive STEM Teaching Project's Online Course 🎓 - https://mailchi.mp/nagps/next-week-inclusive-stem-teaching-projects-online-course

02/24/2023

William Repetto, better known as Bill, will be one of a handful of panelists speaking on the "Holistic Standards of Living and Quality of Life” panel at the upcoming 36th Annual NAGPS National Conference. The conference articulates the overall theme of “Teaching to Transform: Empowering Students to Succeed through Ownership and Advocacy.” Join us on February 24-25 -- today and tomorrow! RSVP via the link in our bio or via bit.ly/natcon36.

William Repetto is a PhD Student and the President of Graduate Student Government at the University of Delaware. He studies technical and professional communication, and his current projects center on coming to understand course syllabi as pieces of technical writing and professional documentation themselves. His secondary interests include memoir, particularly those written by adult children of dysfunctional families, and entrepreneurship. He is beginning a new role as the Northeastern Regional Director with NAGPS.

02/23/2023

Tanya Rai, , will be one of a handful of panelists speaking on the "Holistic Standards of Living and Quality of Life” panel at the upcoming 36th Annual NAGPS National Conference. The conference articulates the overall theme of “Teaching to Transform: Empowering Students to Succeed through Ownership and Advocacy.” Join us on February 24-25. RSVP via the link in our bio or via bit.ly/natcon36.

Tanya has worked in the broadcast and entertainment industry for over 15 years with a range of experience in marketing, events, project/account management and advocating diversity. She has worked with the BBC, Cheltenham Literature and Jazz Festivals, International Broadcasting Convention, Gritty Talent, British Arrows, Wildscreen and Icon Films. She also worked for Sundog Media Toolkit, managing projects to create automated cloud native tools for the versioning of packaged media (DCP & IMF) and building relationships with leading Hollywood Studios and UK broadcasters. She currently works as Marketing and Communications Manager at Pebble, who deliver automation, playout and management solutions for the broadcast community. Tanya is also a board member of Rise - an award-winning global advocacy membership organization supporting gender diversity across the media technology sector. She hosted and produced many of the episodes featured in the ‘Rise In Conversation With’ webinar series, interviewing women in senior leadership roles from ITV, The Financial Times and the BBC. Tanya also launched her own podcast in 2020, where she talks to diverse guests who work in the broadcast and creative industries about their top three ways of 'Keeping It Real'.

02/22/2023

Gwen Chodur will be one of a handful of panelists speaking on the "Holistic Standards of Living and Quality of Life” panel at the upcoming 36th Annual NAGPS National Conference. The conference articulates the overall theme of “Teaching to Transform: Empowering Students to Succeed through Ownership and Advocacy.” Join us on February 24-25. RSVP via the link in our bio or via bit.ly/natcon36.

Gwen Chodur studies Nutritional Biology at the University of California, Davis, where she has also co-founded a campus Basic Needs Center and a Graduate Student Pantry. She is also a Board Member of Sustainable Growth Yolo, a volunteer-run pro-housing advocacy group in the Davis-Sacramento region. She is also the Immediate Past President of NAGPS, the former president of the University of California Graduate-Professional Council (2020-2022), and the former External Vice President of the UC Davis Graduate Student Association (2019-2022).

02/22/2023

Please join and NAGPS for GSAN's free, virtual Town Hall on Disability Justice in Higher Ed, Feb 25, 10:30AM PST — a standalone event at the 36th Annual NAGPS National Conference: bit.ly/natcon36. Program: bit.ly/disability-townhall. Open to all. Please distribute on your campus!

Breakout room discussion topics:
- "Black Girls Don’t Get ADHD: Stigma & Diagnosis Barriers.”
- “Grad School and Mental Illness: OCD, PTSD, Depression, & More.”
- “Life Goes On: Surviving Academia with Chronic Illness.”
- “(Dis)Embodied Mobility.”
- “Low Vision and Accessibility: Seeing Grad School Differently.”
- “Autism, ADHD, and Communication.”
- “Being Immunocompromised During a Global Pandemic.”
- “Hearing Loss and a Life with No Limits.”
- “Chronic Pain: Is Grad School Supposed to Hurt THIS Much?”