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Today kicked off two major initiatives for open education: the first annual Open Education Week and the Why Open Education Matters video competition.
In the annual State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed measures to bring relief to almost 8 million students who will see their student loan interest rates double on new loans starting July 1st, 2012.
Today the President appointed Richard Cordray as the director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB will rein in the bad business practices of banks, lenders, and credit card companies.
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Rutgers Newark students with NJPIRG organized a Faces of Homelessness Panel to highlight hunger & homelessness issues affecting the Newark community.
It's been 8 years since we launched a campaign to make textbooks more affordable. I’m impressed by the progress we’ve made, but there’s still much work to be done.
It’s buying season though, so before I give the rundown on the campaign, check out the NYT’s Guide to Finding Cheap Textbooks.
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We've already dropped off 130,000 letters to congress asking them to stop student loan interest rates from doubling in July. Use our online tool to send an email to congress.
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Intern with NJPIRG
As an NJPIRG intern you'll learn skills and get valuable experience working on a campaign. You’ll learn how to build teams of volunteers, organize events on campus, and work with the media.
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Promoting Sustainability
We're working to create a sustainable future on campus — from passing policies to ban plastic bags on campus to increasing on campus recycling.
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Every spring we host the Hunger Cleanup to fight poverty in local communities. This spring we are going to fundraise $10,000 for local food banks and shelters. Register today to volunteer and fundraise.
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Volunteer with NJPIRG Energy Service Corps
NJPIRG Energy Service Corps is a joint project with AmeriCorps toto educate and engage communities around energy efficiency. We educate the campus and community about the simple things we can do to save energy like switching out our old lightbulbs to more energy efficient CFLs.
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Make Textbooks Affordable
We are educating professors about ways they can help reduce the cost of textbooks, like turning their book orders in on time and adopting open textbooks.
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