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Report: Now is the Time to Connect SNAP Eligible Students to the Benefit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students experiencing basic needs insecurity are struggling to access reliable housing, nutritious food, or both. Food-insecure students are more likely to fail or drop out of education, according to another 2021 UNM study. This is a social justice issue, an equity issue,” said Cargas. “If Students suffer in silence.

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Roxbury Community College Celebrating 50th Anniversary

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jennie McDonald-Brown, executive director of development for RCC, said Roxbury has been a geographical and social justice center for Boston, which fought for the college to exist. RCC is also celebrating the 50th year of the hip-hop genre, with performances from hip-hop artists Edo.G and Red Shaydez.

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Forward Motion, Olivia Womack, 2024 Female Winner

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She expects to attend the University of Mississippi School of Law, because she is impressed with the social justice mission of its legal clinics. Female Sports Scholar is bound for law school in the fall. So, these will be her final meets. Olivia is the one that you want on your team when the game is on the line.”

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. Smith, an associate professor of higher education at University of Cincinnati, said basic needs such as food, housing, and mental health care are critical challenges that community colleges are trying to recognize and address.

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Higher Ed Prepares to Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

You can never take a break from social justice work.” Center for Nonviolent Social Change. Mary’s College of Maryland, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will collect donations of food, school supplies, new clothing and shoes for area children. It’s a day of not just reflection but concrete action. Dr. Kelisha B.

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NCORE Focuses on DEI and Divided Views of America on Day One

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A main theme that emerged was that radical humility is essential for social justice work, as is a willingness to revise one’s approach. “We’re doing the thing that makes us Public Enemy #1,” said Tim Wise , author of White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son.

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Unapologetic Leadership Thought: Freedom Dreaming

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kelley’s notion of the “ Freedom Dream ,” an invitation to imagine an educational space that is grounded in racial equity, social justice, and collective liberation. When addressing students’ basic needs, community colleges would have grocery stores, food pantries, laundry, and shower facilities available to all students, 24/7.