PHENOM – Public Higher Education Network Of Massachusetts

We’re organizing to turn student debt into a thing of the past by making all Massachusetts public colleges tuition-free.

Our Campaigns

PHENOM (the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts) is fighting for four policies which will revolutionize Massachusetts higher ed:

The Debt-Free Future Act, which would guarantee tuition-free public college to all Massachusetts residents.
The Endowment Tax, which would raise taxes on Massachusetts’ richest universities to fully pay for the Debt-Free Future Act.
An Audit of the State Legislature, in order to uncover the full extent of anti-democratic practices due to a comical lack of transparency.
An Adjunct Faculty Bill of Rights, which would give adjunct faculty the dignity and peace of mind they have long been denied as the overexploited backbone of our university teaching staff.

News, Helpful Info and Events

Sep 24

What does it mean to have truly affordable college? It means having the guarantee of tuition-free college as a right…

Jul 24

Massachusetts has just set a huge example for the rest of America by approving free community college! After a long…

Jun 24

Amherst, MA — As a non-profit dedicated to improving public higher education in Massachusetts, we at the Public Higher Education…

Apr 24

(Stuart Cahill/ Boston Herald) While PHENOM’s goal of tuition-free public college is still a work in progress, the Commonwealth of…

Apr 24

Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, left, and Gov. Maura Healey, right, pose for a picture with MassBay student Danita Mends…

Apr 24

Isabelle Anderson, an Amherst College Junior and member of YDSA, Young Democratic Socialist of America, speaks in support of the…