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PHENOM Members help start national campaign for higher education
By Heike Schotten, Assistant Professor of Political Science, UMass Boston, PHENOM Board When I first heard about the California Faculty Association’s (CFA) National Higher Education meeting, I knew I wanted […]
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A PHENOM Director Profile: Donald Coverdale
PHENOMENAL NEWS (PN): You were a high school guidance counselor in East Boston. What did you see as the biggest obstacles to more students attending college? Coverdale: Preparation and financial […]
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The Big Picture- and a book to help us understand it
By Ferd Wulkan Every day we read about new attacks on the public sector, about Congress’ shredding of the social safety net, and about the privatization of everything from prisons […]
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PHENOM at the State House
Two of PHENOM’s top legislative priorities — tax reform and financial aid — had hearings at the State House in May. On May 5, PHENOM turned out 50+ people from […]
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Come to Boston on May 5!
On May 5, the Joint Committee on Revenue will hold a public hearing on An Act to Invest in Our Communities. This bill, strongly supported by PHENOM, would raise $1.2 billion […]
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House Budget Proposal FY 2012
The FY 2012 House Ways & Means budget proposes: $818 million in direct appropriations to the state’s campuses of public higher education. Of this total, $418 million is for UMass, […]
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Key Data about Massachusetts Public Higher Education
Here is where you can find relevant statistics about Massachusetts public higher education, including shocking comparisons of how Massachusetts compares to other states with regard to tuition and fees, financial aid, […]
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Fighting Tuition Increases in the U.K.
Fight Back: A Reader on the Winter of Protest is a free e-book on the massive protests against tuition increases in Great Britain.
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Make UMass Affordable
The average debt levels for students at Williams, Amherst College, Wellesley, Harvard, and MIT range between $8,000 and $15,000. At UMass Amherst it is $23,614. This article in the February 23, 2011 Boston […]