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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh plans to expand his program offering free community college tuition to eligible graduates from public schools in Boston. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA /DFP FILE PHOTO

Mayor introduces plan to expand free college tuition for some Boston students

Alana Levene November 1, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh outlined his plan to expand Boston’s citywide tuition-free community college program to other Massachusetts community colleges, while at a White House Community College...

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a Boston rally in 2013. Obama announced a Student Aid Bill of Rights Tuesday. PHOTO BY SARAH SIEGEL/DFP FILE PHOTO

Obama launches Student Aid Bill of Rights, reaches out to students

Felicia Gans March 16, 2015

After signing an executive order Tuesday for a Student Aid Bill of Rights intended to help students better finance their education, U.S. President Barack Obama has reached out to college students across...

EDIT: College Promises We Can't Keep

EDIT: College Promises We Can’t Keep

Editors January 22, 2015

U.S. President Barack Obama has big plans for the future of higher education during his last two years of presidency, and not everyone is happy about it. The proposal, called “America’s College Promise,”...

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