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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is so much more than a traditional real estate project or campus housing development—it’s a statement about what higher education can be for all of us – those who attend our schools and those who do not,” said Dr. Michael J. PQC is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in the nation.

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Forging Strategic Partnerships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pierre, a seasoned legal scholar, had been serving the Southern University Law Center in numerous roles since 1990, first as a faculty member and then as an administrator. Like so many other HBCUs, Pierre says Southern has its share of challenges like student housing.

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New Guidebook Offers Best Practices in Suicide Response

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million American adults and teens reported having serious thoughts of suicide in 2022, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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General Assembly Vacates TSU Board of Trustees, Governor Makes Appointments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lee said his “administration, in partnership with the General Assembly, is committed to ensuring students are being served.” Bill Lee On March 28, t he state House voted 66-25 to pass SB 1596 , which called for TSU’s board of trustees to be vacated and reconstituted with 10 members.

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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On this January day, Curry — who grew up just a short distance from the college — greets the groundworkers and buttonholes administrative staff about the latest developments taking place across campus. It launched a popular Farmer’s Market on campus last year, providing each student with $20 a week to access fresh foods and vegetables.

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UK student housing reaching ‘crisis point’ as bad as 1970s, charity warns

The Guardian Higher Education

Growing numbers of students are experiencing hidden homelessness or accepting poor accommodation Student housing is reaching a “crisis point” not seen since the 1970s, when students slept in sports halls and their cars, and is set to worsen in the new year, a charity has warned.

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Rising to the Challenge on Student Basic Needs Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Food insecurity wasn’t a widely recognized problem in higher education and “student basic needs” wasn’t a field of practice. It’s now common knowledge among college administrators and staff that many students experience shortfalls of the essentials.

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