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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus. I said, well be the first ones to build housing, and sometimes you have to dream. Compton is the model for that.

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So that’s when he and other leadership at IVC began exploring the idea of student housing. Through a pilot program that offered 12 housing insecure students homes in RVs, Johnson said IVC learned a lot of lessons about the difficulties and triumphs of residential management, how to support students, and how to build community.

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Roompact’s “Top 10” Most Popular Content of 2024

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Every year, Roompact puts out a ton of content on topics of interest to college student housing and residence life professionals. Come take a look at our most viewed content of 2024. This year included nearly 200+ new posts, including 40+ new podcast episodes. A number of our top ten blog posts came from the.

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Navigating the U.S. College Application Process as an International Student in 2024

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Today, in this guide, we’ll help you fully understand the college application in the US in 2024. Instruments like financial aid and on-campus work options help you grab deals like student housing in New York City. Visa Application Right after admission, securing a student visa should become your top priority.

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Rising to the Challenge on Student Basic Needs Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The growth in on-campus support for studentshousing, food, transportation, mental health, childcare, and related needs is both heartening and depressing. On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first. Let’s commit to that goal for 2024.

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“A lot of our realities are socially constructed through policy-making,” says Reid, who has co-written peer reviewed journal articles for the Texas Education Review and Journal of College and University Student Housing. He has also participated in peer-reviewed presentations at conferences.

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“A lot of our realities are socially constructed through policy-making,” says Reid, who has co-written peer reviewed journal articles for the Texas Education Review and Journal of College and University Student Housing. He has also participated in peer-reviewed presentations at conferences.