Of 25,838 adult undergraduates at 199 institutions in 42 U.S. states:
43.2% of adult undergraduates experienced food insecurity.
60.6% experienced housing insecurity.
This is absolutely horrific. And I am seeing it personally in my own family in a painful way (see https://gofund.me/f25255ef). It feels like as hard as we are fighting, it just gets worse and worse. Madness, and cruelty.
Data from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07417136231192405. #RealCollege #HigherEd
@dgavin @jeffjarvis
I read Haidt’s piece in the Atlantic and he lost me when he said he doesn’t allow electronic devices in his classes at all.
Ok, so… what about the students with accommodations? They just don’t take your class? Explain that to Disability Services. It must be nice to be in such a position of privilege.
People like that can go and play in a microwave tbh.
We need to have more on-ramps to expand pathways to #STEM opportunity, across P-20 #education. This includes inclusive learning and making sure students' basic needs are met. #RealCollege #NoJargon #EdEquity
https://scholars.org/podcast/invisible-barriers-stem-education
(includes transcript, streaming, resources, link to source policy brief, and ways to download).
Full podcast episode w/link above & another clip link here: https://tinyurl.com/252mm4y9
In the American school system, math and science are considered essential building blocks of a good education. But for many students, those building blocks can topple over somewhere along the way. We spoke to Professor Lara Perez-Felkner, who laid out invisible barriers faced by racially minoritized and economically disadvantaged students pursuing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics).
The #RealCollege community knows Education Northwest as a key ECMC Foundation basic needs lead. Their research & evidence-based consulting is superb. I’ve been working with them for more than a decade & am excited for this next chapter. 🙏🏻
About that new Federal Strategic Plan for Ending #Homelessness
I am pissed. #RealCollege students are totally ignored.
More in my blog:
I want to elevate this reporting, and the work of my colleague @saragoldrickrab
Labor movements in HigherEd have a role to play here
#RealCollege #homelessness #HigherEducation
A New Lifeline for the Unseen: Homeless College Students https://nyti.ms/3W8UnQP
📣 Do “completion grants” like those used at Georgia State improve graduation rates?
My latest paper just out from @IESResearch indicates it’s not likely. The funds flow to students who’d likely graduate anyway.
How will you #lead next semester?
In my latest blog I share some thoughts for #college and #university #presidents who want to rebuild their #RealCollege #enrollment
https://saragoldrickrab.medium.com/if-i-were-college-president-1fae12cf3198
#RealCollege is the experience of #TodaysStudents - the majority
Community colleges and broad access public universities *are* real colleges and where most people attend college.
Nearly all college students work and/or care for family. 1 in 5 has a #kid. Many are over 25 and *all* are #adults and #humans first.
Please join me in busting stereotypes & reshaping public perception of #education beyond high school - use the #RealCollege hashtag to share and educate.
Robin DeRosa
Dr. Tineke D'Haeseleer
profmattdecarlo
perezfelkner
Sara Goldrick-Rab
Jeff Doshna
