Alumnae of Northwestern University Graduate Fellowship Announced
This prestigious fellowship awards up to $20,000 towards graduate tuition to Northwestern alums, preferably females, who return to Northwestern to pursue a terminal Master's degree. The Fellowship is open to full-time graduate students in all fields of study at Northwestern, with special consideration being given to students pursuing a career that serves the public good. The deadline for students who have begun their graduate coursework is December 1, 2009; see the Office of Fellowships’ Web site for more information and to apply.

TGS Announces New Dependent Care Grant
The Graduate School is establishing a new Dependent Care Grant in order to assist PhD and MFA student caregivers in participating as fully as possible in the wealth of professional development opportunities available to them in their time at Northwestern. The Grant provides funds to graduate students to offset the financial burdens of dependent care that arise because of a student’s participation in learned society meetings, academic conferences, workshops or other events on Northwestern’s campus or beyond, that extend beyond the normal academic responsibilities of the student’s home department or of The Graduate School. Graduate students interested in learning more about - and applying for - the Dependent Care Grant can access the application guidelines and form online.

December Graduation Deadlines Approach
Students planning to receive a degree in December 2009 should login to CAESAR to submit an Application for Degree form by Friday, November 6. Doctoral students planning to graduate in December 2009 should consult our requirements for doctoral degree completion to confirm that all filing requirements will be met by December 4. Students who plan to receive a Master's degree should login to CAESAR to submit a Master's Degree Completion form by Friday, December 11. For additional information about your degree requirements, please contact your program.

Northwestern Leads as Top U.S. Producer of Fulbright Scholars
Northwestern has proudly produced more Fulbright Scholars than any other U.S. research institution for the 2009-2010 academic year. Out of 109 Northwestern applicants, 32 were selected to receive these prestigious scholarships. The Fulbright program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and is the largest U.S. international exchange program, operating in more than 140 countries. Recipients have the opportunity to pursue graduate study, advanced research, university teaching, and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Northwestern warmly congratulates the recipients of the Fulbright Grant. Read more about Northwestern's 32 Fulbright scholars in the Northwestern NewsCenter.

Call for 2009/10 Ver Steeg Faculty and Staff Award Nominations
Has your adviser gone above and beyond the call of duty, not only academically but in making you feel a welcome member of the Northwestern community? Has your graduate program assistant or other staff member ever saved you from academic disaster? Do you wish there was a way to recognize someone’s dedication to graduate students? We want you to choose your department’s Ver Steeg Faculty and Staff Award nominees. The Award offers graduate students in TGS an opportunity to recognize outstanding Northwestern faculty and staff for their contributions to graduate education and service in support of graduate students. TGS is now accepting nominations from graduate students for the 2009/10 Clarence L. Ver Steeg Graduate Faculty and Staff Awards. Each year, the graduate students in each TGS academic program may nominate one faculty member and one staff member per department or program. Nominations are due by 12:00 noon on Friday, February 12, 2010. For more information see the Ver Steeg Awards page.

Psychology
Destiny Peery

Destiny Peery is a joint degree graduate student in the PhD program in the Department of Psychology and the School of Law. Her primary research in social psychology focuses on the perception and categorization of racially ambiguous (e.g., multiracial) people. Using tasks that capture both more spontaneous and deliberative judgments, she has been able to uncover evidence of the lasting legacy of strict racial categories at the spontaneous level but an explicit recognition of the changing nature of racial categories at the deliberative level. This work, done in collaboration with Dr. Galen Bodenhausen, suggests that while the conceptions of race may be changing, our past conceptions of race linger and may influence how we interact with others. Current work in this program of research is examining the implications of the application of racial labels for multiracial people in terms of subsequent likelihood of experiencing stereotyping and prejudice. Destiny’s interests in law overlap with her work in psychology and focus on the role the law plays in shaping society’s understanding of social categories, such as race and gender. For more information about Destiny's research and the research conducted by other graduate students in psychology, please visit the Department of Psychology for additional information.