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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus. I said, well be the first ones to build housing, and sometimes you have to dream. Compton is the model for that.

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So that’s when he and other leadership at IVC began exploring the idea of student housing. Through a pilot program that offered 12 housing insecure students homes in RVs, Johnson said IVC learned a lot of lessons about the difficulties and triumphs of residential management, how to support students, and how to build community.

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New Guidebook Offers Best Practices in Suicide Response

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new emergency preparedness guidebook released by the Jed Foundation provides best practices to off-campus student housing managers on how to handle the sudden and tragic loss of a resident in a community.

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Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges: Changing Higher Ed podcast 256 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Brent Miller of HED

The Change Leader, Inc.

April 22, 2025 · Episode 256 Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges 33 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. How higher ed leaders are using capital funding strategieslike P3s, bonds, and donor partnershipsto fix infrastructure and housing gaps.

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Rising to the Challenge on Student Basic Needs Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The growth in on-campus support for studentshousing, food, transportation, mental health, childcare, and related needs is both heartening and depressing. On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first.

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Best Practices in Dormitory Allocation and Management: Strategies for Enhancing Student Living

Creatrix Campus

Best Practices in Dormitory Allocation and Management: Strategies for Enhancing Student Living editor Mon, 07/01/2024 - 03:40 For modern universities, the dormitory management system must be transformed from a logistical burden into a competitive advantage! 7 Best Practices for Dormitory Management System 1.

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7 Ways Effective Student Residence Management Enhances Campus Life

Creatrix Campus

7 Ways Effective Student Residence Management Enhances Campus Life editor Mon, 06/24/2024 - 08:57 Today, universities are striving hard to fulfill the high standards set by the millennial generation. Rather than dull and mundane campus life, students demand a vibrant campus community that retains them till the end.