Category: PHENOM Blog
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Governor Calls for Revenue for Higher Ed
The Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts criticized the latest hike in UMass student fees of 4.9%. At the same time, PHENOM applauded Governor Deval Patrick for saying that increased […]
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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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3 Important Recent Articles
A Generation is Hobbled by Student Debt (New York Times, May 13, 2012) Ninety-four percent of students who earn a bachelor’s degree borrow to pay for higher education – up […]
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New Research Shows Economic Value of Investing in Public Higher Education
PHENOM joined the Massachusetts Society of Professors in the State House release of an important new research study: Economic Impact of Investment in Public Higher Education in Massachusetts:: Short-Run Employment […]
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Learning from our Neighbors to the North
As many as 300,000 students have been on strike against tuition increases in Quebec over the past 3 months, with 180,000 still out on an unlimited strike. Demonstrations of more […]
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House Budget
The House passed its version of the 2012-13 budget after adopting an amendment that added $1.1 million to the financial aid account. This means that financial aid will be funded […]
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Documenting the Disinvestment in Public Higher Education
An important new report from Dēmos contains a wealth of data about what they call “The Great Cost Shift:” – the disinvestment in public higher education and the shift in […]
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House Bats .333 with Higher Education Budget
Between FY2001 and FY2010, state support per full-time student fell 37% in Massachusetts. Since then, enrollment has continued to increase, state appropriations have fallen, and the student debt crisis has […]
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Occupy HCC!
Occupy HCC is a new group doing important work at Holyoke Community College, and in coalition with other community colleges and members of the greater Holyoke community. Please read about […]
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How to Improve Community Colleges
This op ed, written by PHENOM Vice President Max Page after extensive discussions within PHENOM and with our allies, appeared in the Boston Globe March 14, 2012.