May 2013
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“Some people say that we can’t afford to help our kids through school by keeping...”
– Elizabeth Warren, Senator from Massachusetts (via majoringindebt)
April 2013
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How to Be A Post College Young Adult:
cuzimshort:
Cry over the massive amount of debt you’ve gained from furthering your education.
A+ education system we have here./SARCASM
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when i look at my student loan total...
libraryschoolcrazy:
and then i remember i still have a full academic year before graduation:
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“I’m worried that 30,000 3 and 4 year old kids won’t get the benefit we know...”
– -John Walsh
MA Democratic Party Chair
“We Will Lose” via Blue Mass Group
Full Article
Debt Creates Long-Term Burdens for Student... →
bencrowther:
Debt may limit consumption as people tighten their belts and devote more money to loan repayment, which could affect everything from homeownership to car sales.
Meanwhile, college costs continue to rise. States and local governments have reduced the amount of funding they give to colleges, and schools have turned to students to make up the lost funds.
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Yikes. Ouch. Oy. College Student Debt Now Affects... →
themoneyweowe:
Surprise, surprise, student debt is steadily increasing. Tuition costs rise and so too does the already heavy burden put on college student’s shoulders with university fees up the wazoo. Though we have grown accustomed, perhaps even more comfortable with the fact that pursuing higher education is a bigger commitment financially than ever before, a new startling statistic has come...
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Debt Creates Long-Term Burdens for Student... →
bencrowther:
Debt may limit consumption as people tighten their belts and devote more money to loan repayment, which could affect everything from homeownership to car sales.
Meanwhile, college costs continue to rise. States and local governments have reduced the amount of funding they give to colleges, and schools have turned to students to make up the lost funds.
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“To best appreciate how confusing — even upside-down — the world of college costs...”
– Full Article at ProPublica
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March 2013
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Mass. Transgender Political Coalition is looking... →
masstpc:
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) needs an administrative intern to start ASAP and stay through summer. The intern/volunteer will be integral to the backbone of the organization. This is a great opportunity to learn about all the kinds of work MTPC does and how non-profits work in general.
Tasks:
Maintain Google calendar of statewide trans events
Assist MTPC...
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Pear Trail Project: Emails to Chancellor,... →
peartrailproject:
Good evening,
My name is Katie Hodgkins and I’m currently a sophomore studying Studio Art. I have an assignment in my Photo II class that is site-specific and I chose the Sylvan Trail as my site. Around campus, this path is commonly referred to as the “Sylvan Rape Trail,”…
Pride in a fellow UMA student undertaking such an awesome project!
-E.R.
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“As chairmen of the Boards of Higher Education and the University of...”
– Keep the ‘public’ in public higher education
By Charles Desmond and Henry M. Thomas III
(Source: The Boston Globe; Via: massphenom)
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We are intrigued to see the results of two recent polls voicing support for Governor Deval Patrick’s plan to invest in education and transportation....
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The ideals behind UMass Amherst’s stained concrete
Check out PHENOM Board Member and UMass Amherst Professor Max Page’s article in the Boston Globe. Read the full article after the jump!
“After three decades of a broad national push for smaller government and privatized institutions, and in the midst of our own statewide debate about taxes, the monumental buildings that helped transform UMass into a major research university remind us...
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PETITION: Please save Labor Studies at UMass... →
In December, the UMass Boston administration decided to discontinue the Labor Studies program for budgetary reasons. This program is the only of its kind in New England and is essential to educating new leaders in the workforce.
The UMass Boston Labor Studies program has a proud history of educating labor leaders and civic activists. Since its founding in 1980, it has graduated people who have...
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Petition | Restore the UMass-Boston Women's Center... →
socialismartnature:
The Women’s Center is under attack!
Without notifying or consulting Women’s Center members, the Women’s Studies Department, or the University of Massachusetts Boston community, the Women’s Center has been shut down.
This decision was made by supervisors of the Student Centers, and their reasoning is as follows: 1) There is no coordinator this semester for the Women’s...
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Student Debt and the Economy →
bartlebysociety:
The student loan debt crisis has become a drag on the economy. Younger Americans who are saddled with bankrupting payments — or credit ratings damaged by delinquency — are in no position to buy homes, save for retirement or start businesses.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently released a study showing just why many young people are being strangled by student loans....
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Student Loan-Related Tumblrs
college-optional-careers:
Please send me a note if I’ve missed any.
Student Loans Kill
Student Loan Crisis USA
Raising 100K
OWS Posters (posters and infographics on the student debt crisis)
Student Loan Horror Stories
Student Against Debt
By the way, I’ve tipped all of these tumblrs via tiptheweb. I know it’s not much, but it’s a simple way to show your support. So if you support these...
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Student Loans Crisis - United States: One thing I... →
indieuh:
I worry about money. All the time. I think about it all the time. I count ahead in my calendar, adding and subtracting as I go, to see when I might have enough money to feel comfortable again. I lose my breath, and straight up have trouble breathing, just trying to not worry about…
An endearing glimpse into living life with student loans.
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A Taxing Time For Many at UMass
PHENOM Board member and UMass Student Trustee Alexis Marvel was quoted today in the Boston Globe!
“For a lot of students like myself coming from a working-class background — working poor, really — this increase in fees is a real burden,” she said. “My parents don’t financially support me. Taxes and increases in revenue are difficult for a lot of legislators to talk about, but the increases in...
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Advocacy Day....and Beyond!
Public Higher Education Advocacy Day was amazing! With over 600 people coming from almost every public campus in Massachusetts, our voices were heard loud and clear in the State House. We visited the offices of almost every Representative and Senator and had a very clear message: students are struggling to make ends meet; public higher education is one of the best investments the state can make...
December 2012
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Bay State Blues: Higher Education and Growing...
“Now, we’re in a situation where we need to educate everyone at the level of the elite in the past,” said Paul Reville, Massachusetts secretary of education. “We don’t have a system to do that.”
This NBC News story elaborates on this, using Weston and Gardner as specific examples. The most shocking finding is that Massachusetts, despite high levels of...
The Debt Resistors Operations Manual
An excellent resource compiled by Strike Debt. Worth reading in its entirety, but check out especially the chapter on student debt:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jrly3s0dfkg72v7/The-Debt-Resistors-Operations-Manual_singlepagecolor.pdf
October 2012
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“…On average 74% of students each year depend on taking out loans at UMass...”
– -Ben Irwin
Read the full article HERE in The Torch
Lifetime Limit on Pell Grants Strands Some...
From Inside Higher Ed: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/twelve-semesters
July 2012
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Reports aim to put a dollar figure on value of...
From Mary Carmichael, Boston Globe:
http://articles.boston.com/2012-07-07/metro/32566664_1_higher-education-tax-exempt-status-universities
