Category: Current Campaigns
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PHENOM Testimony to Ways and Means Committees
FEBRUARY 26, 2013 Most people recognize public higher education as a means of upward mobility for individual Massachusetts residents. Legislators are also keenly aware that it is a top economic […]
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Advocacy Day – March 5
Now, this day looms larger than ever in determining the future of public higher education in Massachusetts. The Governor has made dramatic proposals for reinvesting in our students and our […]
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Spread the Word!
Read the fall-winter issue of the PHENOM newsletter on your screen, and then let us know if you would like a batch to distribute. It includes interesting material on adjunct […]
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Fighting for Affordability at UMass Boston
When we think of college affordability, we usually think of tuition and fees. Fees, in particular, have skyrocketed in Massachusetts and are among the highest in the country. But there […]
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Students Prepare to Speak Out About the Student Debt Crisis at Holyoke Community College
Average tuition and fees for Massachusetts community colleges are 52% above the national average. Local students struggling to pay the cost are finding themselves deeply in debt, but this Thursday […]
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Writing to our Legislators
800 students at UMass Amherst recently wrote personal letters to their legislators. The letters told compelling personal stories and asked for increased funding for our campus budgets and for financial […]
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Education for the 99%…November 2…Boston
PHENOM played a major role in organizing the EDUCATION FOR THE 99% action in Boston on November 2. A major focus of the action was on the Student Debt Crisis. […]
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For A Great State of Mind – Invest In Public Higher Education
For a Great State of Mind is PHENOM’s multi-year grassroots campaign to have Massachusetts dramatically increase its investment in public higher education and lower the costs for students. With the […]
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National Campaign for the Future of Higher Education
PHENOM is an enthusiastic endorser of a new national Campaign for the Future of Higher Education – CFHE for short. This grassroots national campaign to support quality higher education was initiated […]
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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 […]