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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During one of these meetings, two students spoke up and shared that they were homeless. This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus. This was not just about providing resources.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

And she used her visibility as a student leader to advocate for more support services for undocumented and low-income students. A month after she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and global culture, she was hired by her alma mater to do just that.

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UCLA helps California community colleges address depression

Inside Higher Ed

Researchers will check in weekly with students who opt in to the study as they move through the STAND program over the academic year. They’ll be asked about a range of factors that could affect their mental health and treatment needs, such as substance abuse issues, medical and family history, and food and housing insecurity.

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On the offense: A new Trump defamation suit, yet another one threatened, and more! — FAN 352

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history, having “been sued a whopping 134 times in federal court since his inauguration, which is nearly three times the number of lawsuits our three previous presidents have faced in the early months of their administration combined. Professor of History and Law, The Ohio State University, and Eddith Dashiell, Ph.D.,