Our Voices
Lobbying for #ZeroDebt -February 2019
Along with some of our dedicated students and some coalition partners, we headed to the State House to talk to legislators about student debt and advocate for the creation of a #ZeroDebt higher education system. We are happy to report that over 60 State Reps...
BUnited Conference-February 2019
On Sunday February 17th our Organizing Manager, Matt Frentz, had the opportunity to attend and speak to students at the annual BUnited Student Diversity Conference. This was a chance to educate more college students on our nation’s student debt crisis, as well...
Campus Update-February-2019
As the semester grinds on, so do we! February might be the shortest month of the year, but it was certainly action packed. We attended a protest at UMass-Boston in opposition to the increased parking fees. Increased fees for students means more loans taken out....
State and National Higher Ed Policy Updates — February 2019
Massachusetts Updates: Why we need a Student Loan Bill of Rights in Massachusetts A new report by the Education Department’s Inspector General (IG), shows an alarming picture of the government systematically failing to oversee student loan servicing agencies. These...
Balance is Hard to Find
by Jordan Woodside My name is Jordan. I am a college student in Massachusetts and I come from Delaware. Since I was a child living in a rough home environment, it had been my dream to go away to a university far from home. In Delaware, I was an honor roll...
Campus Update-January 2019
It might be cold outside, but 2019 is off to a hot start for our campus team! We are moving forward with much of the same work that we were doing in the fall, and we are looking to expand our reach as well. We don’t technically have a New Year’s resolution, but we...
State and National Higher Ed Policy Updates — January 2019
Massachusetts Updates: Massachusetts to Adopt A College Financial Stress Test. With more colleges closing and merging, the Board of Higher Education is taking matters into its own hands. The board approved recommendations to create a new Office of Student Protection...
Proposed Stress Tests for Private Colleges
For Immediate Release January 22, 2019 Contact: Steve Crawford, Crawford Strategies, 857–753–4132, steve@crawfordstrategies.com Testimony of Bob Hildreth to the Massachusetts Board of Education Regarding Proposed Stress Tests for Private Colleges Framingham,...
Statement on US Education Department Cancelling $150 Million in Student Loans
In response to the US Department of Education, after a court order, will cancel $150 million in federal loans of students who were affected by the closure of for-profit colleges: This news is a small but important step towards justice for 15,000 student...
#ThanksForTheDebt
This Thanksgiving break, the Hildreth Institute led it’s first social awareness digital campaign — calling on activists, students, and alumni to draw attention to the lasting financial ramifications of assuming student loans. Through hundreds...