Tag: higher education

What the Education Department Can Offer the Most Indebted Graduates Ever

May 12, 2015

It’s the time of the year when many similar stories surface announcing that this year’s class of graduating students will hold the most debt on record. Almost identical articles were written last year, and they will likely be written again next year. Yes, the class of 2015 holds the unfortunate… Read More»

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Victory! Undergraduate Student Workers at UMass-Amherst Say Loud and Clear, “Union, Yes!”

April 21, 2015

Last week, undergraduate student workers who provide academic support in University of Massachusetts-Amherst residence halls overwhelmingly voted for union representation with the UAW by a margin of 47-2. The University had fought against the peer mentors’ desire to band together for a voice on the job, and claimed that they… Read More»

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