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Natalie Higgins

Natalie Higgins

About Natalie Higgins

Natalie Higgins is the Executive Director of the Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM). Natalie is a proud first-generation college graduate and received her B.A. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her J.D. from the Northeastern University School of Law. PHENOM unites students, staff, faculty, alumni, administrators, and the larger community to advocate for more accessible and affordable, quality public higher education in Massachusetts.

Removing Barriers to Access

April 2, 2015 by Natalie Higgins Leave a Comment

It wasn’t until I was in my second semester of college at UMass Amherst that I discovered being a first generation college student was an identity. Now, I was very proud to be the first in my family to attend college and knew it was an important accomplishment. But I wasn’t aware of the wealth […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, First Generation College Students

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