What a great weekend! Our PHENOMenal Members raised nearly $1,500! But we still have a long way to go to meet our $5,000 matching opportunity by Saturday December 5th! Help us get there by donating at bit.ly/PHENOM10K. Share the fundraiser with your friends and colleagues. Post it to Facebook and Twitter! Tomorrow is […]
We have so much to be thankful for here at PHENOM! We’ve had a PHENOMenal Fall between our Forum on the Crisis of Affordability of Higher Education to our Expanding Access to Higher Education Conference, and collecting over 1,500 signatures for the Fair Share Amendment to raise $1.5 Billion for public education and transportation! […]
PHENOM joins 26 other organizations in a letter to Congress in support of the gainful employment and program integrity rules. Here’s an excerpt of the coalition letter: We urge you to oppose riders that would impose restrictions on the Department’s ability to draft or enforce regulations on: Providing a definition of a credit hour […]
PHENOMenal Words from Senator Elizabeth Warren Senator Elizabeth Warren had some high praise for PHENOM and its efforts to fight for high-quality, affordable and accessible public higher education. Check out the video. Higher Education Access Conference — Mass Bay Community College, November 7, 2015 One of PHENOM’s founding principles is the belief […]
Joel Spiegel, UMass Amerst Student Organizer, was quoted in this MassLive article: Joel Spiegel, a student with the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts, before the rally said the issue of debt “is an everyone issue.” He said education should be free from kindergarten through grade 18, meaning college and graduate school. And of the myriad issues […]
PHENOM and The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) joined more than forty other organizations calling upon our federal leaders to adequately fund the Federal PELL Grant program. Here’s an excerpt: Both the House and Senate FY2016 education appropriations bills cut Pell Grant funding by at least $300 million. Although these cuts would not […]
We’re up for the Challenge… are you? This Fall PHENOM: hosted The Crisis of Affordability in Higher Education with Congressman Jim McGovern organized Expanding Access to Higher Education, an all-day conference addressing barriers and solutions to college access and success gathered more than 1,500 signatures for the Raise Up Massachusetts Fair Share Amendment Campaign […]
PHENOM supports the faculty and staff at the community colleges who are currently engaged in a “work to rule” action, protesting the insufficient progress made at the bargaining table. They have now worked over 4 months without a contract. Represented by the Massachusetts Community College Council (MCCC/MTA), many of these campuses are now on “Work […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2015 Contact: Natalie Higgins, nhiggins@phenomonline.org, 978-227-8473 Ferd Wulkan, ferdwulkan@gmail.com, 413-627-5268 PHENOM Hosts Expanding Access to Higher Education Conference at MassBay Community College on Saturday November 7th to Unite College Access and Success Advocates At a time when a college degree has never been more of a necessity, […]
Have you registered yet? The clock is ticking! Our Second College Access Conference is THIS SATURDAY (November 7th) from 9:30AM-4:00PM at MassBay Community College (50 Oakland Street, Wellesley, MA 02481). Join PHENOM and its Campus and Community Partners to explore barriers and solutions to access and success to higher education in Massachusetts. […]