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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For the last two years, my staff and I have been in the trenches, battling a fusillade of challenges brought on by our federal government, challenges that exacerbate the longstanding inequities students face as they navigate their path to a college degree.

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Let’s Partner with Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In Stephanie Land’s brave and important new book CLASS ( a follow-up to her memoir MAID , the basis for an award-winning Netflix series) she explains that even though she knew a college degree was the best chance she and her 6-year-old daughter had of escaping poverty, being deprived of food made it nearly impossible. The U.S.D.A.

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College Students Are Hungry to Learn Everywhere

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But they also neglect the fact that millions of college students are dealing with food insecurity and/or experiencing homelessness, and as a result most will never reach the finish line. But finally, in spring 2020, the federal government asked undergraduates if they had enough to eat or a safe place to sleep.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. Smith, an associate professor of higher education at University of Cincinnati, said basic needs such as food, housing, and mental health care are critical challenges that community colleges are trying to recognize and address.

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Is a merger a closure by another name? (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

We are recognized by the federal government as both a predominantly Black institution and as a Hispanic-serving institution. While administrations at both institutions have said they would like to see the mission preserved, there are three steps both administrations must take to make sure this actually happens.

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Social Security Offsets and Defaulted Student Loans (CFPB)

Higher Education Inquirer

Even if the minimum protected income was adjusted for inflation, beneficiaries would likely still experience hardship, such as food insecurity and problems paying utility bills. 8 The Social Security Administration calls the program one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in our nation's history.

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Florida vs Department of Education: Implications and Background: Redefining State Control in Higher Education

The Change Leader, Inc.

The Department only gets involved to determine if the institution has the financial stability and the administrative capability to manage student aid programs, which is one of the main reasons colleges and universities apply for accreditation. Food and Drug Administration, which performs its processes internally.