BNI is particularly prevalent among students with structurally marginalized identities and those who have the greatest trouble accessing and affording higher education, including: part-time students, Pell Grant recipients, and Black and Indigenous students. - ThreadSky

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hope4college.bsky.social • 6 days ago

BNI is particularly prevalent among students with structurally marginalized identities and those who have the greatest trouble accessing and affording higher education, including: part-time students, Pell Grant recipients, and Black and Indigenous students.

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hope4college.bsky.social•6 days ago

Nearly 75% of Black and Indigenous students who completed our survey report facing at least one form of basic needs insecurity related to food and/or housing, compared to 55% of White students—a 20 percentage point gap.

hope4college.bsky.social•6 days ago

Forty-four percent of students reported experiencing symptoms of anxiety and/or depression and 57% of survey respondents who had previously stopped attending college without completing a credential and subsequently re-enrolled reported they did so because of mental health issues.

hope4college.bsky.social•6 days ago

And those numbers are even more concerning among LGBTQIA+ students: 66% of them experience depression and anxiety—almost 30 percentage points higher than the rate among non-LGBTQIA+ students.

hope4college.bsky.social•6 days ago

The link between student basic needs security and persistence is unequivocal: 79% of student respondents to our survey who had previously stopped out of college (and subsequently re-enrolled), or were considering stopping out of college, told us it was due to basic needs insecurity.

hope4college.bsky.social•6 days ago

The good news? Federal and state policymakers, as well as leaders of higher education institutions, have a tremendous opportunity to increase the number of Americans attending and completing college by supporting their basic needs.

hope4college.bsky.social•6 days ago

By prioritizing basic needs security, we take a meaningful step toward a more equitable, compassionate world where every student has the resources and opportunities to thrive.

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