Category: PHENOM Blog
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2009 Annual Meeting Minutes
Approximately 42 members of PHENOM attended the Annual Meeting June 6, 2009 at Springfield Technical Community College. Following a get-to-know-each-other icebreaker, members discussed what PHENOM did well this year, what […]
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Higher-ed group blasts use of stimulus money
Higher Education Advocates Protest Use of Stimulus Funds By Peter Schworm, Boston Globe Staff June 4, 2009 A Massachusetts higher education advocacy group filed a federal complaint yesterday against the […]
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PHENOM Files Federal Complaint Over Use of Mass. Stimulus Money
The Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM) has filed a formal complaint with the Obama Administration, alleging that Massachusetts is violating the spirit and letter of the American Recovery […]
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Working Paper on Free Community College
Working Paper: Making Free Community College a Reality Community college should be free for all, and the rollout process should begin immediately. Governor Deval Patrick has endorsed free community college as […]
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PHENOM and the State Budget
Over the past few weeks PHENOM mobilized hundreds of people to try to influence the House budget. We urged Representatives to increase revenues and to increase need-based financial aid. We […]
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Fighting to Restore State Taxes
The Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM) is strongly urging Massachusetts legislators to increase taxes in order to avoid the massive cuts facing education, social services, and other essential […]
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Successful Rally and Lobby Day
April 8 was a chilly day in Boston, but temperatures around the Boston Common and State House rose noticeably with the energy of PHENOM’s rally, march, and legislative visits. See […]
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Press Release about Stimulus Announcement
PHENOM’s Response to Governor Patrick’s Announcement of Stimulus Money for Public Higher Education PHENOM applauds Governor Patrick’s announcement of $324 million in stimulus money for public higher education over the […]
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Public Higher Ed Day! – April 8, 2009
The April 8 Rally and State House Day for Public Higher Education will be PHENOM’s biggest event ever. The theme: “Now, More than Ever, Is the Time to Invest in Public […]