| Hey PHENOM allies, On Tuesday, March 26th, representatives of the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM) took to the Massachusetts State House in Boston to attend the Joint Ways and Means Committee Budget Hearing to advocate for more funding for public higher education! PHENOM members emphasized the dire need for more public higher education funding given continued tuition hikes in the UMass system, the ever-growing student debt crisis, and inadequate resources for university staff and campus buildings.“UMass has opened so many doors for me,” said PHENOM member and UMass graduating senior Mecheala White, noting all of the friendships, internships and professors that public higher education made possible.“These are opportunities everyone should have,” White continued in her testimony to representatives. “We are looking towards people of your power [to give everyone in Massachusetts the same access to public higher education].”To get involved, find out more on our website or send a letter to your representatives and urge them to support the Debt-Free Future Act!Thank you for your tireless contributions to higher ed.Sincerely,the PHENOM team Photo: from left to right: PHENOM Legislative Director Nicholas Gula; PHENOM Secretary Ella Prabhakar; PHENOM Executive Director Henry Morgan; PHENOM member Michaela White; PHENOM ally Emily Currier Dougherty |
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