Patrick’s higher education plan a smart move for Massachusetts
The Collegian’s view: Governor Deval Patrick’s higher education plan reduces student cost and makes necessary investments in the Commonwealth’s most important resource, its young people.
Report shows for-profit institutions to be abusive, exploitative
Hannah Sparks criticizes the for-profit higher education system for the abusive practices as outlined in a recent Senate report.
How UMass is rising up against student debt
Columnist Lauren Vaughn advocates for student activism against increasing debt and involvement in groups like UMass Students Against Debt.
Fossil fuel divestment: A misguided cause
Protesting the University’s investment in fossil fuel companies ignores the true problem of market demand and could damage the finances of the Amherst campus.
Jillian Correira explains why affirmative action is a policy that is still relevant to the college admissions process.
Zac Bears finds the privatization of UMass disturbing and detrimental to the future of higher education and Massachusetts.
