Category: Higher Education News

That’s the title of a snappy new 5-minute video produced by our friends at the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education.  Debunking some of the hype about MOOCs, the […]

Most states fund public higher education at much lower levels than they did 5 or 10 years ago.  Massachusetts cut state spending per student by 36.3%; only 7 states cut […]

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the federal government will make a profit of $127 billion over the next ten years from lending to college students and their families.  This […]

The Republican Governor of Tennessee has proposed that 2 years of community college or technical school should be free for all students.  Under Governor Haslam’s proposal, free access would not […]

The Campaign for the Future of Higher Education (CFHE) is a national campaign that examines and fights against the corporatization and privatization of public higher education.  4 PHENOM members attended […]

This article in The Atlantic makes the case.  “With what the federal government spent on its various and sundry student aid initiatives last year, it could have covered the tuition […]

This excellent article from the New York Times describes how – and why – many public colleges have shifted more of their financial aid away from students who need it […]

HB 3472 has been passed unanimously by the Oregon Legislature.  It would radically alter how students would pay for college. Called “Pay It Forward”, it would eliminate tuition, fees, and […]

Massachusetts has taken an important step that should be a model for the rest of the country.  Shortly after the Legislature’s Conference Committee released a budget that incorporates the House’s […]

For some students, the Supreme Court ruling striking down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will mean more financial aid; but for others, it will mean less.  Including same-sex spouses’ […]