A new report explores basic needs insecurity among student-athletes—challenges that have intensified since COVID-19 removed students from their campuses, meal plans, and training tables.
Topics: Food
#RealCollege survey finds housing, food insecurity persist; record number of schools participate
Data collection remains a challenge, with most marginalized students hardest to reach.
SNAP changes expected to add confusion, restrictions
Some low-income college students could lose their access to food stamps under a new Trump administration rule restricting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program eligibility.
Second Georgetown meal swipe drive doubles donations
Georgetown University students recently donated 1,092 meal swipes to help those experiencing food insecurity on campus.
Food scholarships, meal-swipe drives, and more: Emerging ways to meet basic needs
Around 500 college administrators and faculty recently gathered in Houston to share strategies for addressing food and housing insecurity. Here are five takeaways.
New bill would require federal data collection on food, housing insecurity
Lawmakers hope that standardized data will help clarify just how many college students are food or housing insecure—the first step toward getting students fed and graduated.
More states funding efforts to curb basic needs insecurity
A growing number of state governments are acknowledging the widespread food and housing insecurity on college campuses and taking steps to help.
UC Berkeley launches first-of-its-kind Basic Needs Center
University of California, Berkeley, this week opened a nearly 3,000-square-foot Basic Needs Center that brings together an array of resource-assistance programs.
Basic needs insecurity, new student success initiatives take center stage at DREAM conference
Basic needs insecurity was a major theme at a recent convening of community college leaders, where presenters also announced several new initiatives focused on expanding the use of adaptive courseware and improving single mothers’ degree completion.
Georgetown University launching on-campus food pantry
Slated to open in early October, the Hoya Hub will provide access to free non-perishable food items for members of the Georgetown University community experiencing food insecurity.