ANY DAY NOW, President Biden is expected to make an announcement that his administration will be cancelling up to $10,000 in college student loan debt for each borrower. A lot […]
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UMass Lowell promotes Chen from within
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE CONCLUDING AN EXTENSIVE search process that floated dozens of candidates and two finalists from other states, University of Massachusetts Lowell overseers decided once again Monday that […]
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Reimagining access to college in Roxbury
EDUCATORS AND POLICYMAKERS have been talking about providing all students access to college and career pathways for decades. The impact of technical training and two-year and four-year degrees on earnings […]
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House budget increases spending on subsidized childcare
THE MASSACHUSETTS HOUSE budget, which will be released from the Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, will include major new investments in early childhood education targeted at expanding the workforce […]
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Senate unionization bid could test pro-labor stance of Spilka
STAFFERS IN THE Massachusetts Senate – and soon the House – are pushing to unionize. But in an ironic twist, their ability to unionize is dependent on the agreement of […]
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How Harvard could become a higher ed hero
IT MAY NOT always take money to make money, but it sure helps. Last year, according to the recently released 2021 NACUBO-TIAA Study of Endowments, Harvard University’s famed endowment grew […]
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Getting social mobility done during a pandemic
THIS ISN’T ANOTHER COVID think piece written by a college president. This is a story about upward mobility in the face of the most significant public health crisis of our […]
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Our shelter system in Mass. is falling short
FOR THE OVER 8,000 men and women who will experience homelessness in Massachusetts this year, another winter amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could be life threatening. For the organizations and […]
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Why research universities like UMass matter
AS THE LAUNCHING pad for discoveries that have cured diseases, taken us to distant reaches of the universe, and brought sophisticated technological devices to our fingertips, research universities are responsible […]
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Navient will repay Mass. student borrowers $43.2m
MASSACHUSETTS STUDENT loan borrowers whose private loans were serviced by Navient will get $41 million of those loans forgiven, under a national settlement announced Thursday by Attorney General Maura Healey. […]
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New student loan ombudsman gets nearly 400 requests for help
IN ITS FIRST SIX MONTHS of existence, an ombudsman’s office tasked with addressing complaints about the student loan industry has gotten 393 complaints and requests for help. The complaints came […]
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Community college president to return $3,900 bonus
THE PRESIDENT of Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner gave himself a bonus last year, but said it was a mistake and he would give the money back. James Vander […]
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Some Mass. college degrees pay off – but many others don’t
DOES ATTENDING college pay off? It depends which college you go to and what you study, according to a new report released by College101, a nonprofit focused on higher education advocacy. […]
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College market to accept SNAP benefits
WHENEVER I TALK about food insecurity I ask people to take a moment and think about how it feels to be hungry. I mean, really hungry. Not just like you’re running late […]
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UMass acquiring California digital university
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS system will expand its online education footprint in an attempt to reach more adult learners after formally affiliating with a California-based university […]
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Varsity Blues cases heading toward court
Operation Varsity Blues keeps rolling along, as the US attorney’s office continues to rack up convictions using wiretap recordings of wealthy parents trying to buy “side door” access to elite […]
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Some Varsity Blues parents seek day in court
OPERATION VARSITY BLUES keeps rolling along, as the US attorney’s office continues to rack up convictions using wiretap recordings of wealthy parents trying to buy “side door” access to elite […]
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Students returning to campus will carry trauma
IF EVER THERE was to be a naturalistic study of the outcome of prolonged emotional arousal, social isolation, secondary trauma, and learned helplessness on human beings, it is COVID-19. Symptoms […]
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Early College checks a lot of boxes
IF YOU WANT to know who and what our state lawmakers care about, you simply have to follow the money. Our state budget, after all, is a reflection of the […]
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It’s time to scale up early college in Mass.
STUDENTS FROM FAMILIES with financial means are two and half times more likely to earn a college degree in Massachusetts than students who come from low-income families. This disparity isn’t […]
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Colleges are requiring COVID vaccines. What’s next?
Emerson College and Smith College on Wednesday became the latest Massachusetts colleges to announce that they would require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this […]
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Colleges are requiring COVID vaccines. What’s next?
Emerson College and Smith College on Wednesday became the latest Massachusetts colleges to announce that they would require all students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this […]
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UMass Boston spent $10,000 on goodbye to Walsh
UMASS BOSTON recently spent $10,000 for a full-page ad in the Boston Sunday Globe extolling the virtues of ex-Boston mayor Marty Walsh as he was leaving for his new job […]
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Professor’s job increasingly includes mental health component
A SURVEY OF NEARLY 1,700 college and university professors across the country indicates faculty members are on the frontlines of a worsening student mental health crisis. The survey, conducted by […]