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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. Over the last decade the food pantry became a higher education trend.

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Vanderbilt University Expands Popular Financial Aid Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vanderbilt University is expanding its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program, known as Opportunity Vanderbilt. We want everyone who has what it takes to get into Vanderbilt to be able to enroll, regardless of their financial background.

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Survey: Food Insecurity and Mental Health Crisis Among Concerns for Latino College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But too many find that college is no escape from the struggle against poverty and food insecurity. However, a staggering 85 percent of Latino students said they struggle with food insecurity. We must invest in supporting these students to ensure that higher education can deliver on its promise.”

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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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Government Data Reveals 1 in 5 Undergrads Are Food Insecure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last decade, the number of food pantries on campuses has swelled from 80 to around 800. Now, new data from the 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study has provided the first nationally representative picture: more than one in five undergraduates experience food insecurity.

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Increased Financial Aid Can Increase Demand for Basic Needs Services

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A new survey from New Mexico shows that nearly 60 percent of students are food insecure. Experts say that number likely rose when the state’s free-tuition program made college more accessible for low-income learners.

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1 in 6 college students are literally gambling with their financial aid

University Business

A lot of of students are gambling in college, and what’s more troubling is that some are using financial aid funds. Also concerning is that nearly a third of college gamblers reported spending less on food or running up credit card debt to fund their gambling habits.