Category: PHENOM Blog
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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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“Nestled between credit cards and a drivers license should be a public higher education card…”
Can you spare 2-1/2 minutes? Listen to this thought-provoking commentary by PHENOM Board member Max Page that played on WFCR on October 12.
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PHENOM’s New Board
PHENOM has its largest Executive Board ever! With diverse representation from all parts of the state and all our major constituencies, the Board is prepared to expand PHENOM’s role in […]
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TIME TO LEAD: The Need for Excellence in Massachusetts Public Higher Education
On Thursday, September 20, the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education will release TIME TO LEAD: The Need for Excellence in Massachusetts Public Higher Education, a report which will: ** Document […]
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PHENOM Unites Public Higher Ed Advocates
A year ago, PHENOM brought together the “Summit” coalition to unite our allies in campaigns to support public higher education. The group has been meeting monthly at the State House, […]
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In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants: It’s About Time
Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants are lining up around the country to take advantage of “Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals”, the program recently announced by President Obama […]
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Boston Globe: “Fee hikes threaten viability of public university system”
“The term ‘state university’’ starts to lose its meaning when the state provides just a quarter of its operating cost.” The Boston Globe editorialized about costs at the State Universities […]
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Why Does So Much State Financial Aid Go to Private Colleges?
Only 5 states in the country send a smaller proportion of their state financial aid grants to public colleges. According to a new report by the National Association of State […]
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Obama Administration Report Shows Causes of Increased Student Costs
No, it’s not faculty salaries. Nor is it “waste and inefficiency”. It’s decline in state support. This report by the U.S. Treasury and Education Departments lays out the facts very […]
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UMass Amherst – 10 Years of Change
This simple chart shows what has happened to enrollment, faculty, student costs, and state appropriations. It’s quite dramatic. The trends are similar at all the public campuses in Massachusetts.