Melissa ByrneWelcome to the War on Free CollegeSo because all of the excellent work a whole host of organizations are doing to normalize free college, there is a now full on assault on…Sep 12, 20151Sep 12, 20151
Melissa ByrneOrganizers Notebook: June 2015 My student debt organizing take oneCan organizing be open? So much of the organizing space is done behind closed doors and then releaved through carefully crafted press…Jun 11, 2015Jun 11, 2015
Melissa ByrneWhen Student Loans Knock Me OutThe phone rings. I’m on a call so I can’t pick up. I see that it’s my uncle. I immediately log into Navient and check my student loans…Jun 5, 20153Jun 5, 20153
Melissa ByrneWhy we shouldn’t say “Debt Free College”A few years ago, I wrote up an organizing plan for folks like me who have an awful amount of student loan debt. I called it a campaign for…May 7, 2015May 7, 2015
Melissa ByrneSolidarity Does’t Mean Default, or why folks should not pledge to default on their student loansStudent loans are horrible. There are really isn’t a better word to describe what it means to have to mortgage your future in order to have…May 4, 2015May 4, 2015
Melissa ByrneFailing in Ferguson: How the police are doing everything wrong and why it’s dangerous for everyoneBACKGROUNDAug 12, 2014Aug 12, 2014
Melissa ByrneDon’t Drink Starbucks Free College PR StuntStarbucks “Free College” is really “Free PR”Jun 16, 2014Jun 16, 2014
Melissa ByrneinTheLi.st @ MediumLiving with Student LoansA broken student loan system is ruining my lifeJun 9, 20141Jun 9, 20141
Melissa Byrne First Look Media and the Usual Gender GapAnother media outlet comes up short on womenFeb 10, 2014Feb 10, 2014