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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a recent article , Diverse outlined the various mental health challenges students face today and discussed how educators can offer more effective support. This space also includes our food pantry, where students with food insecurity can stop by to secure essentials.

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How Incarceration Impacts the Basic Needs of Loved Ones & Families

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rent, food, and childcare now solely rested on her shoulders. According to a study by the Ella Baker Center , nearly two-thirds of families with an incarcerated loved one struggled to meet basic needs like food and housing after incarceration. He had been incarcerated for four years, and in that time, Marias world had changed.

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Education Dept. pushes colleges to act before food aid deadline

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Congress changed requirements in December 2020 as part of a pandemic-relief bill to make it easier for students to access the food assistance program. About 34 percent of college students over all were food insecure, according to the center’s 2020 basic needs survey. “It’s just going to continue to spike.”

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A Commitment to Help Others

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During her time as an educator, Armstrong-Mensah said she designed nine new courses; taught more than 1,200 students, both graduate and undergraduate; and authored multiple articles and co-authored some with more than 50 students.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even though many community college students are adults and several of them have children, none of the sources interviewed for this article currently have accommodations for children. The CCCSE report says academic advisors should be asking students about housing and food insecurity and faculty should be trained to spot signs. “I

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some were going without enough food to eat; others were sleeping in their cars. Mora hadn’t originally considered working on food and housing insecurity issues, but her mentors saw her passion and drive and encouraged her to do so. The funding, which included $15 million to target food and housing insecurity in general and $3.5

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

This article describes a Future Teachers of Color Summit. While not ideal, it meant we did not have to fund transportation and food and had more funds to compensate presenters. Keywords: BIPOC Teacher Candidates, Recruitment, Retention, Teacher Preparation The Issue In 2021, most U.S.