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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under Currys leadership, their efforts grew into a larger task force committed to addressing housing, food, and basic needs for the student body. Curry also became one of the founding chairpersons of the Chief Executive Officers of the California Community Colleges Affordability, Food & Housing Access Taskforce in spring 2018.

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Why dining halls are now devoted to plant-based options

University Business

Now more than ever, students are demanding meal options that are healthier for themselves and the environment,” said Kate Watts, director of food service innovation at the Humane Society. Procurement offices are shifting operations to match Gen Z’s preference for locally and sustainably derived food.

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Spaces of Belonging: Schools Look to Design to Help First-Gen Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And campus architecture and design firms are coming up with ways, both subtle and bold, to help first-gen students succeed. But according to Joel Pettigrew, a business development manager at Shepley Bulfinch, an architecture firm that designs academic spaces, “space and design can link students to those resources.”

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research projects cover topics such as energy storage, nutrition, food insecurity, liquid fuels, education, artificial intelligence (AI), the humanities, robotics, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Cooking Up Success: Top 5 Cities for Culinary Internships

AIFS Abroad

Of course, for an aspiring culinary professionalwhether that means chef, pastry chef, nutritionist, food writer, restaurant manager, or food stylistsimply tasting dishes isnt enough, the best way to experience food from around the world is to visit the places where certain foods find their heritage.

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A Visionary Urban Planner

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Such issues include food systems, water use, energy use, and land use, says Hutson, an expert in climate resilience, environmental justice, and urban health. Elson Professor at the University of Virginia’s (UVA) School of Architecture. But once agreements are reached, there lies opportunity. “We He is in his second year as a UVA dean.

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Women's Liberal Arts College Allows Students to Travel Globally as Part of First-Year Course

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The phrase 'global learning' is not necessarily synonymous with international learning, but it focuses on enabling our students to recognize the global patterns and systems that we live in, work in, play in on a daily basis, from the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the means of transportation we use.