On Wednesday, September 16, 2015, PHENOM’s Executive Director, Natalie Higgins, testified before the Joint Committee on Higher Education. Here is her testimony: I am writing to you today as the Executive Director of PHENOM (the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts), as a proud graduate of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and a concerned citizen. […]
Excerpted from the 2015 Spring Newsletter PHENOM works with a “Who’s Who” of important players in state government to keep public higher education in view. The JOINT COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION is an official committee of the State Legislature, with members from both the House and the Senate. Currently chaired by Rep. Tom Sannicandro (D-Ashland) […]
As the new state legislative session is kicking off, there are many proposals PHENOM is excited to support because they will promote accessible and affordable, quality public higher education in the Commonwealth. PHENOM’s Finish Line Grant proposal would cover tuition and fees for one year for students who have completed a year already, and whose […]
PHENOM’s own Ferd Wulkan was quoted recently in the MetroWest Daily News about his disappointment regarding the House Ways & Means Proposed Budget, which provides less funding than Governor Baker’s budget proposal. Check out the full article here.