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Hildreth Institute Applauds Passage of Student Loan Bill of Rights in MA Economic Development Bill; Urges Governor Baker to Sign Student Borrower Protections Into Law
For Immediate Release January 6, 2021 Contact: Andrew Farnitano, 925-917-1354, andrew@crawfordstrategies.com BOSTON – Last night, as part of an end-of-session economic development bill, H. 5250, the Massachusetts Legislature passed legislation establishing a Student...
EQUITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A PROMISE UNFULFILLED BUT STILL ACHIEVABLE
~~~ Access full report HERE & brief version HERE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY COVID-19 exposed the financial vulnerability of our country, and it's deep racial inequalities. While we work to reboot the economy from the coronavirus fallout, we must leverage...
New Reports Warn Against Cuts to MA Public Colleges, Present New Model for Equitable College Affordability Programs
For Immediate Release October 20, 2020 Contact: Andrew Farnitano, Hildreth Institute, 925-917-1354, andrew@crawfordstrategies.com Reginauld Williams, MassBudget, 617-970-5060, rwilliams@massbudget.org New Reports Warn Against Cuts to MA Public...
Protect Student Borrowers in Massachusetts Now!
We are proud to have joined in 50+ organizations to write a letter in support of the establishment of a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights in Massachusetts (as outlined in H.3977 and included in S.2874) and urge members of the Conference Committee for the Economic...
#BlackLivesMatter for Justice and Equity
Hildreth Institute affirms its solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. As Hildreth Institute continues to work for educational equity in the United States, we call for justice and equity for Black Americans. We remain vigilant to biases and structural...
Why You Need to Think About College as a Business
Nonprofit colleges have a mission to do the common good. In turn, they don't pay taxes on their earnings for which some surpass $100 million each year. Nor do they pay taxes on their miles of property. It made me wonder, are colleges actually businesses? My answer was...
COVID-19 Exposes Yet Another Reason Why Private Student Loans Are Too Risky
Click HERE to see full report The riskiest way to finance college is becoming the last resort for too many students. Executive Summary Private student loans are riskier than government-issued federal student loans, yet college students continue to borrow large amounts...
Trump Budget Would Mean Higher Costs for 134,000 Massachusetts College Students; Major Cuts to Supports for Low-Income Students
For Immediate Release February 11, 2020 Contact: Andrew Farnitano, 925-917-1354, andrew@crawfordstrategies.com Hildreth Institute: Trump Budget Would Mean Higher Costs for 134,000 Massachusetts College Students; Major Cuts to Supports for Low-Income Students BOSTON –...
Ghosts of Student Loans Past
By: Rebekah Wysocki My friends and I — probably most people of my generation — joke that our retirement plan is death. It’s not as morbid as it sounds; but. , Still, but many of us have been so bogged down by the financial decisions that we made at the notoriously...
Testimonies for Public Hearings on Colleges’ Financial Review and Risk Monitoring
Deanna Colella and Bob Hildreth testifying for student rights during college closures Bob Hildreth, Founder of Hildreth Institute Good morning Mr. Chairman and thank you for this opportunity to address you, the Board of Higher Education. I would like to thank the...