THE RECENTLY RELEASED FEDERAL College Scorecard caused a stir among both the news media and university leadership. The US Department of Education ranked their data by student federal loan recipients’ […]
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A lesson on tuition for immigrants
ALLOWING UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS in Massachusetts to pay in-state rates for tuition and fees for public colleges and universities is an emotional issue, similar to just about every other issue surrounding […]
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Chief of Lowell campus gets top UMass job
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AFTER TOUTING HIS FUNDRAISING capabilities and pledging to make diversity a priority, UMass Lowell Chancellor and former Congressman Martin Meehan was chosen by the University of […]
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Mass. should offer tax incentives for college savings
NATIONAL AND STATEWIDE conversations around higher education have underscored two realities: a college degree is increasingly important in a knowledge-based global economy, and we need to do more as a […]
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The dawn of a new era in savings
Not since the 1970s, when IRAs and 401(k)s were created to encourage retirement planning, has the issue of savings raised so much interest. Several bills have been filed on Beacon […]
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NU resumes Boston payments
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY STOPPED making in-lieu-of-tax payments to the city of Boston last year, but now the school is back on board, possibly because of some hardball tactics by Mayor Marty […]
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College grad pipeline springs remedial leaks
Massachusetts prides itself on having the best public education system in the country, and our pride is justified. Thanks to the efforts of thousands of teachers, principals, superintendents, and other […]
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MIT job overture disclosed by Patrick
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Gov. Deval Patrick has disclosed in an Ethics Commission filing that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wants to discuss a visiting scholar position with him. “As […]
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The numbers behind Divest Harvard
In recent weeks, students at Harvard have stepped up the pressure on the university to divest its $32.3 billion endowment – the largest in the world – from the fossil […]
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Lawmakers pitch ways to ease student debt
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE As student loan debt tops $1 trillion nationally, state lawmakers are recommending ways to ease the burden on Massachusetts college students. Approximately 66 percent of Massachusetts […]
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To fill our talent pool, fix remedial education
jonathan was trying. But his professor, Mike Williamson of Middlesex Community College in Lowell, could see the student’s frustration mounting as he worked, once again, to conquer Algebra 1. He’d […]
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Here comes UMass Haverhill
Officials at the University of Massachusetts Lowell hope to open a permanent branch of their campus in downtown Haverhill with a $2.5 million appropriation contained in a supplemental budget lawmakers […]
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Another approach to college readiness gap
On a visit to Massachusetts last month, US Education Secretary Arne Duncan cautioned against resting on our laurels. Despite the Bay State’s nation-leading test scores, he chided, “Four in ten […]
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College presidents need to be paid well
Private colleges and universities – and the board members and presidents who lead them – must recognize that they operate within a new age of transparency and disclosure of executive […]
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Pricey foreign study
James Romanelli, a senior at Boston College, paid full BC tuition last year, plus the cost of housing, to spend a semester at the Copenhagen Business School. So he was […]
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The Xs and Os guy
What prompted you to come here from Notre Dame and attempt to elevate UMass’s football program? Well, like every assistant coach, I had dreams and goals to become a head […]
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State expanding school-to-work programs
As a student at UMass Amherst, Darlene Arcese changed her major three times before realizing the traditional college experience wasn’t for her. So Arcese went off the beaten education path […]
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A check on bad student loan debt
Last year, federal education officials did something they almost never do: They wrote off more than $3 million in student loan debt belonging to nearly 500 students. Short of dying […]
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Educated workforce key to high wages
In our modern economy, what creates strong state economies that support high-wage jobs for their people? Low taxes, well-educated workers, or something else? When we look at data from across […]
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UMass satellite center explored for Springfield
The University of Massachusetts is taking tentative steps toward opening a satellite campus in Springfield that would be overseen by UMass Amherst and provide on-site and online courses offered by […]
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Student loan rate doubles to 6.8%
THE INTEREST RATE on a key government-subsidized student loan doubled on Monday, an action that could potentially have a major impact on college-rich Massachusetts and the estimated 7 million students […]
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DeLeo backs smaller, narrower tax package
TODAY MARKS MY FIFTH SPEECH to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. It’s always a pleasure to address this group, mostly because you and I always seem to have […]
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Adams Scholarships on the way out?
THE ADAMS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, which rewards top-achieving Massachusetts high school graduates with free tuition at state colleges and universities, may be on the way out. State officials aren’t enthusiastic about […]
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UMass football thrown for loss
THERE WEREN’T MANY bright spots last year as the University of Massachusetts Amherst stepped up to the top level of college football, the Football Bowl Subdivision. The team went […]