One day, three hearings
On June 3, my team and I faced a potentially impossible task: I was Chairing a hearing of the Joint Committee on Higher Education, at the exact same time two […]
Free community college is here!
On Wednesday, October 2, I joined Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Senate President Karen Spilka, Senate Ways & Means Chair Michael Rodrigues, Executive Office of [...]
Senate Budget Debate: Opening remarks on public higher education
On Monday, May 20, the Massachusetts Senate opened its debate on the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget proposal. As part of the opening day of debate, I offered remarks on […]
Making Community College Free in Massachusetts
This session we are going to make community college free in Massachusetts. It’s an incredible opportunity, and a very complex policy that we have to get right. As Senate Chair […]
Senate Leaders Praise Critical Step Towards Universal Community College
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Sarah Blodgett, Office of Senate President Karen E. Spilka Sarah.Blodgett@masenate.gov Sean Fitzgerald, Office of Senator Michael J. Rodrigues [...]
Launching #MassReconnect and free nursing
On August 31, 2023, elected officials and community college presidents joined together at Greenfield Community College to celebrate MassReconnect, the administration’s program to provide free [...]
What you need to know about the Supreme Court decision surrounding affirmative action
On Thursday June 29, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) are unconstitutional in violation of the Equal [...]
