HELU Events
September 28 – Affordable College Now! Rally for public higher ed in Harrisburg, PA
Monday, Sept. 28, 2026 at Noon at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, PA We are standing together to advocate for a 15% increase in funding for public higher education in Pennsylvania, for the Pennsylvania Promise plan to make college more affordable, and for other higher education and labor issues. Learn more and register to attend.…
September 23 – Birddog Training Seminar with Sunrise Movement and the Emergency Campaign to Support Higher Education
Wed, Sep 23, 8pm ET/7pm CT/6pm MT/5pm PT Birddogging is a powerful organizing tactic that puts people in power on the spot, demands answers, and invites the public to join the fight. Join us to learn the basics, sharpen your skills, and plug into real opportunities to keep our campuses safe from ICE and Flock…
September 23 – We Need a Payment Pause! National Campaign Call
From our colleagues at Debt Collective: The federal loan system is in disarray. From soaring payment amounts to miscounted past payment history, from servicer errors to Dept of Ed blunders, the student debt collections system simply doesn’t work. Sep 23, 20268:00 pm – 9:00 pm EDTRegister Here Until these problems are fixed, student debtors need…
September 14 – Accreditation and You
Join the AAUP’s Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom on Monday, September 14, at 7 p.m. ET for “Accreditation and You,” a webinar to learn about the far right’s attempt to capture higher ed accreditation, what is changing and why it matters, and how you can join in the fight and take action. In…
September 16 – HELU Open House
HELU is powered by our member unions and their delegates, as well as everyone who joins in our committee work. We are looking to expand our work and the only way we can do that is with more capacity in HELU’s committees. Come to the Open House to find your place within HELU! Learn more…
September 1 – Raise Hell for Pell National Town Hall
College shouldn’t require mortgaging your future. No student should graduate with crushing debt. But the college affordability crisis is also an existential crisis for our institutions. When students lose financial aid, enrollment and tuition revenue decline, putting pressure on colleges to cut academic programs, faculty and staff positions, and student services—and, in severe cases, close…