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:
- Tuition-free public higher education, which would guarantee a debt-free degree to all Massachusetts residents.
- A tax on private college endowments, which would raise taxes on Massachusetts’ richest universities to fully pay for free college.
- Comprehensive Financial Aid Reform, including a streamlined and user-friendly application website, a fair and timely appeals process, and informative advertising campaigns so that students make the most of financial aid opportunities.
- An improvement to Adjunct Faculty Working Conditions, which would give adjuncts the dignity and peace of mind they have long been denied as the overexploited backbone of our university teaching staff.
PHENOM News
News, Helpful Info and Events
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Jan 25
Archive (Campaigns): Auditing the Legislature
Massachusetts’ state legislature is one of the least transparent in the country, so we can’t help but wonder: what do…
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5
Dec 24
Retrospective: “Student Voices, Policy Choices”
On Tuesday, September 17th, PHENOM and UMass Amherst’s Student Government Association hosted the event “Student Voices, Policy Choices” with progressive…
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Sep 24
First Dollar, Not Last Dollar
What does it mean to have truly affordable college? It means having the guarantee of tuition-free college as a right…
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Jul 24
Massachusetts Wins Free Community College!
Massachusetts has just set a huge example for the rest of America by approving free community college! After a long…
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Jun 24
PHENOM Condemns UMass-Amherst’s May 7 Response to Protesters
Amherst, MA — As a non-profit dedicated to improving public higher education in Massachusetts, we at the Public Higher Education…
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2
Apr 24
What are MassGrant and MassGrantPLUS ? The Scholarships Offering Mass. Students Free or Almost-Free College
(Stuart Cahill/ Boston Herald) While PHENOM’s goal of tuition-free public college is still a work in progress, the Commonwealth of…
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Apr 24
Everything to Know About MassReconnect: The Commonwealth’s Free Community College Program!
Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, left, and Gov. Maura Healey, right, pose for a picture with MassBay student Danita Mends…
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Apr 24
UMass and Five College Students Unite to Rally for Endowment Tax!
Isabelle Anderson, an Amherst College Junior and member of YDSA, Young Democratic Socialist of America, speaks in support of the…
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