Category: PHENOM Publications
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The Best Higher Ed is Free
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: The public higher education system in Massachusetts was designed to make public higher education accessible to the working classes, with costs to students as close to […]
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Community College Faculty & Professional Staff Deserve a Fair Contract
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: PHENOM supports the faculty and staff at the community colleges who have been protesting insufficient progress made at the bargaining table. They have now worked over […]
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A Message from Kim Selwitz and Natalie Higgins
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: PHENOM is about to celebrate its 9th anniversary as an organization, and we sure have come a long way in those nine years! What started as a burgeoning […]
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PHENOM Hits DC, Next on to California
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: On December 1, 2015, the Center for American Progress hosted “Exploring the Geography of Student Debt: How States and Municipalities Can Act.” This was an opportunity for PHENOM […]
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Thank you for a PHENOMenal 10 Days to $10K Challenge!
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: Thank you for all of your incredible support in our 10 Days to $10K Challenge! In just 10 Days, PHENOM has had our most successful fundraiser to date, […]
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Guest Column: Student Immigrant Movement Urges Baystate Action on Education Equity
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: By: Carlos Rojas-Álvarez, Campaign Coordinator When I was five, my parents decided to immigrate from Medellín, Colombia to Boston, Massachusetts in search of opportunity and a […]
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Affordability Addressed in Forum
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: PHENOM’s dual focus on short-term incremental improvements and real long-term solutions was on vivid display at PHENOM’s Forum on College Affordability, held October 14th at UMass […]
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Meet Alexander Nally, PHENOM’s Newest Board Member
From PHENOM’s 2015-16 Newsletter: Natalie Higgins: What is your major at MassArt? Why did you choose a public arts school? Alexander Nally: I’m a senior in the Studio for Interrelated […]
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Access in the Spotlight
From PHENOM’s 2015/16 Newsletter: Senator Elizabeth Warren had some high praise for PHENOM and its efforts to fight for high-quality, affordable and accessible public higher education. She sent a video message […]
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Raising the Revenue Ceiling to Fund Public Higher Education
PHENOM is an active participant in the Raise Up Massachusetts campaign for a more progressive income tax in Massachusetts. Dozens of our members collected signatures for a state constitutional amendment […]