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Higher Education

  • How to Prioritize Support for Homeless College Students

    Urban Institute Jul 26, 2022

    A recent survey by the Hope Center of more than 195,000 two-year and four-year college students found that about half experienced housing insecurity and about one in seven reported they either experienced…

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  • Why We Should Bolster Digital Programming for HBCUs

    Higher Education Dive Jul 19, 2022

    Historically Black colleges and universities are today receiving enormous amounts of resources — from philanthropist Mackenzie Scott’s transformative multimillion-dollar donations to billions of federal dollars flowing to HBCUs through COVID-19 relief funding. Though these investments…

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  • Report Highlights Food Insecurity Among College Students in Utah

    Higher Education Dive Jul 12, 2022

    Almost two in five students enrolled in Utah colleges experienced food insecurity in 2021, according to a new report from Utahns Against Hunger, an anti-hunger nonprofit. Overall, 17.7% reported limited access to…

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  • How K-12 Schools Can Pioneer College and Career Readiness Programs

    EdSource Jul 12, 2022

    As the superintendent of Anaheim Union High School District, I’d like to applaud the historic, proposed investment in education by Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature. I also commend the…

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  • Cultivating Leaders for Public Good

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 7, 2022

    Between 2017 and 2019, I researched the culture and curriculum of elite business schools by interviewing students and graduates; speaking with professors; attending classes, and reviewing course materials and other…

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  • Pell Grants for Incarcerated People: An Opportunity for Philanthropy

    Johnson Center Jul 4, 2022

    Although nearly 300,000 people were released from jails, prisons, and detention facilities as a preventive measure during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States currently incarcerates roughly…

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  • How to Help Students in Higher Education Meet Basic Needs

    MDRC Jun 28, 2022

    There is widespread evidence that students in higher education have difficulty meeting their basic needs for food, housing, childcare, health care (including mental health care), transportation, and technology. Having inadequate access to these…

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  • Telemedicine and Therapy Come Together to Provide Mental Health Support for Students

    Higher Education Dive Jun 27, 2022

    In October, the counseling center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill had a waitlist for the first time in 14 years. It would take a week before…

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  • Higher Education Investments Doubled in the Last Year

    Higher Education Dive Jun 14, 2022

    Student systems are intended to link all the services students use and make the learning environment user-friendly, according to the Tambellini Group. Although they comprise part of a college’s core…

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  • How Community Colleges Can Support Workforce Development

    New America Jun 9, 2022

    In the wake of COVID-19, survey data indicated that adult workers had growing skepticism about the role of education in landing a good job. It’s shown up in America’s community colleges. National enrollments…

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  • The Benefits of Online Courses for Community College Students

    EdSource Jun 7, 2022

    While California is accustomed to earthquakes and has prepared for the Big One for decades, the state was caught off guard by the pandemic quake that shook our state in…

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  • Graduate Programs Should Cater to Gen Z Students

    Higher Education Dive May 19, 2022

    Generation Z students approach graduate programs differently than their generational predecessors, and colleges need to specialize their recruitment tactics to engage them, according to a new survey from LaneTerralever, a marketing firm…

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