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We are students fighting for free college. As tuition hikes, campus hunger and homelessness, and overwhelming student loan debt put higher education out of reach, we are leading a movement to put college within reach for all.

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1,200 percent

increase in the cost of tuition in a generation

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Our grassroots campaign is led by students and supporters like you. With your help, we can remake our higher education system into one where hard work and talent -- not income or wealth -- determines your success in college and beyond.

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$1.5 Trillion

in student loan debt nationwide.

  • In 2014, 19.4% of students votedโ € In 2018, 39.1% of students voted ๐Ÿ“ˆโ € โ € Want to help make college students the most powerful voting block in 2020? ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ—ณโ € โ € Apply to our grant of $1,500 to make your get out the vote idea on campus a reality! โœจโ € โ € ๐Ÿ”—Link in BIO!
  • Black women college students are turning out to vote in the highest numbers!
  • Saradha has overcome hunger, homelessness, & abusive family members to make it at San Diego Mesa College. That's why she's inviting @PeteButtigieg to see what life is like for her trying to survive on campus. #RiseChallenge Tag presidential candidates that should shadow a college student.
  • โœจMeet more of our Michigan fellows!โœจ Get to know Cristian and Amber โžก๏ธ
  • We are awarding students $1,500 to make their get out the vote ideas a reality! โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ—ณโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ—ณ 1. Come up with your idea 2. Fill out our application of 5 questions by October 24! ๐Ÿ”—link in bio 3. We give you the resources to Run With It ๐Ÿ—ณ๐Ÿ’ซ
  • Apply to have a presidential candidate shadow you for a day to see what being a student is really like ๐Ÿ—ฃโšก๏ธ#RiseChallenge
  • Student voters can make a huge difference in the upcoming election. We believe you know best what will mobilize students on your campus, so we want to give you the resources you need. ๐ŸŽ‰โ €๐Ÿ—ณ๐Ÿ’ก ******************************************************Apply to our student grant of $1,500 by October 24th! โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ—ฃ ๐Ÿ”—Link in bio! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #vote #gotv #college #money #grant #student #getoutthevote #runwithrise #vote #gotv
  • Meet the students kicking off our invitation to the 2020 presidential candidates to shadow students on campus! We need leaders who get what itโ€™s really like to be a student today, and this is an inspiring group ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ Apply to host a candidate (link in bio) and tag the candidate youโ€™d most like to shadow YOU on your campus ๐ŸŽ“๐Ÿ—ณ๐Ÿ—ฃ #RiseChallenge #2020 #Vote #college #students #2020election
  • We are excited to introduce our Michigan Fellows ๐Ÿ”ฅโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅโšก๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฅ They will work to empower Michigan students and make each other a legislative priority ๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿ—ณ Get to know them โžก๏ธ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #College #Students #Politics #FreeCollege #FreeCollegeTuition #StudentDebt #Advocacy #California #Michigan #Rise #RiseFree #studentsmatter #studentsvoice #freecollegetuition #collegeforall #california #collegelife #highered #studentdebt #realcollege #hopeforstudents #riseinmichigan
  • We need 2020 candidates who get what it's like to be a college student in a nation where: ๐Ÿ“ˆ Tuition has doubled in a generation ๐ŸŽ 45% of students experience hunger ๐Ÿ  17% of students face homelessness ๐Ÿ’ฐ Borrowers owe $1.6 trillion+ in student loan debt That's why we're inviting every 2020 presidential candidate --regardless of party-- to shadow college students and see what it's really like to be a student today! #RiseChallenge Students: Apply to host a candidate ๐Ÿ”— in bio Students like @oballaoballa234 are โ€œinviting @JoeBiden to see the work we've done on my campus to support students facing hunger." Tag a friend a presidential candidate should shadow ๐Ÿ—ฃ

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