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ICYMI: Last week, we released our 2023-2024 Student Basic Needs Survey Report. 3-in-5 students face basic needs insecurity. The good news? We can do something about it. Read the report to find out how: hope.temple.edu/research/hop...

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🚨 Our February newsletter is out with: 📈 Our new Survey Report, packed with data & recs on ensuring basic needs security for students 📑 A new journal article on food & housing insecurity among trans students 🐍 Some Year of the Snake inspo mailchi.mp/temple/newsu...

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Today, we released The Hope Center 2023-2024 Student Basic Needs Survey Report with new data charting the crisis of student basic needs insecurity throughout the country. hope.temple.edu/2023-2024-st...

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Students experiencing more severe side effects of mental distress need more than just counseling—and there are ways to get them that support. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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Despite the many looming threats to students’ wellbeing, this group is just getting started in protecting students’ mental health: www.forbes.com/sites/ericwo...

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Unsurprisingly, recent changes to college DEI programs have been detrimental to students’ mental health: spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/...

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Dismantling Congressionally-mandated federal research contracts sabotages our ability to understand what students are experiencing and how to help them succeed. These actions reduce transparency, sow confusion, and harm students and families. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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Students have a right to feel seen and heard. This move by @usedgov.bsky.social to pretend nonbinary students don’t exist is deeply wrong, and makes the FAFSA more difficult for students and families. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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Many graduate students rely on NSF and NIH grants to meet their basic needs. If we want them to succeed, and secure a more educated professional workforce, we must support them. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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Access to sexual and reproductive care is a basic need—and students report that many campuses provide little or waning support. www.gao.gov/products/gao...

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The U.S. Department of Education provides essential financial aid students need to attend college and protects them from discrimination. Any effort to dismantle it is an attack on economic opportunity and will raise costs for students & families. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

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Student basic needs insecurity is a failure to protect students’ human rights—this new article from Drs. Sarita Cargas and Tammy Thomas at @unm.edu explains why. repository.usfca.edu/ijhre/vol8/i...

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Unsurprisingly, the colleges considered “elite” prioritize the interests of wealthy donors and their children. Community colleges provide a high-quality education for a fraction of the cost, and we’re all better off when we recognize this. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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HBCUs are some of the most transformative higher education institutions. We must stand by them during this time. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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College almost always leads to higher lifetime earnings and has other financial benefits—but those benefits aren’t extended to all students equitably. Let’s change that. hechingerreport.org/opinion-coll...

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We know that Black students experience basic needs insecurity at higher rates than their peers—it’s vital that we continue to robustly fund institutions that serve them. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

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The American Indian College Fund published this report last week highlighting the challenges Indigenous Students face in higher education—and what policymakers can do to support them. collegefund.org/report-on-na...

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SHEEO just released their survey of state policy priorities for 2025—basic needs support is on the list as it should be for all in the higher ed space. sheeo.org/state-priori...

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FAFSA participation rates are declining among certain student populations. We need to ensure that they know help is available, and that seeking it is worth their time. www.highereddive.com/news/which-s...

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The post-affirmative action world is seeing fewer Black and Hispanic students in med school. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

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Title IX protections aren’t doing enough to protect students’ rights on campus. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

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“The future of higher education depends on finding a balance between preservation of the past and transformation for a new generation of learners.” Let’s talk about navigating the future of college 🧵: www.chronicle.com/article/high...

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This week, Generation Hope released a crucial report on housing security among parenting students. Their findings are disheartening, though we agree that “we have the power to disrupt the cycle of poverty and create opportunities for student parents.” 👏 www.generationhope.org/breakingbarr...

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No-cost tuition is one of the easiest ways to ensure that those who stand to benefit the most from higher ed can actually access it. But more money—and support—is needed for these efforts. www.wbez.org/education/20...

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Today, @insidehighered.com published an important piece featuring our new report on college “cost of attendance,” or COA, by @bmckib.bsky.social. So let’s talk about cost of attendance and how it affects student basic needs security. www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

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