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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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Rethinking the Idea of Legacy in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Raise Up Student-Parents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They see if their parents have enough money to pay rent, buy food and clothes and put gas in their cars. They can add child-friendly spaces on campus — in the library, student center or outside — to provide opportunities for student-parents to build community.

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The Educator’s Guide to Self-Care in Uncertain Times

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Last year, the National Library of Medicine released a study on the impact of human consumption of ultra-processed foods. At the top of 2025, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a new advisory regarding the link between alcohol and cancer risk.

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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. We can now see clearly: food insecurity and homelessness are affecting students everywhere, at all types of colleges and universities.

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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

A warm and safe place to live with hot food on the table is non-negotiable. Holiday Food Drive Have your students organize a food drive to collect non-perishable items and deliver them to local food banks or shelters to support families in need. Lots of gear is needed to stay warm. Preview the Resource 2.

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Student Spotlight: Abby’s Fall Semester In Florence, Italy 

AIFS Abroad

My four classes were all in one building, on one floor, with a library and study space right nearby. She goes on to discuss how she adjusted to her hands-on classes in Florence : The biggest adjustment was the hands-on nature of two of my classes, Food Culture in Italy and Palaces and Villas. and the world as a whole.

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The center houses student offices and study areas, conference rooms for community gatherings, a library, a dining lounge area, and wellness spaces for lactation, meditation, and napping. “In If I had a good time somewhere, I always wonder – why can’t that happen at UofL, Louisville, or the state?”

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