Food insecurity—defined by the nationally respected Wisconsin HOPE Lab as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or the ability to acquire such foods in a socially acceptable manner—is a troubling trend on college campuses across the country, including in New England.
For example:
A 2016 survey by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education...
We asked thousands of college students what they wish their college knew. Here’s what they said …
Every year, Denver teacher Kyle Schwartz invites her third-graders to share on a Post-It note an answer to the prompt: “I wish my teacher knew …” The responses offer poignant glimpses into their young lives, revealing struggles with poverty, absent parents and social isolation. After Schw...
Across the U.S., an estimated 60% of incoming community college students require developmental courses to be ready for college-level work, according to estimates by experts. As these courses act as a gateway to further studies, those who fail are most often lost to higher education: Less than a quarter will earn a degree or certificate within eight years. Connecticut’s Middlesex Community Colleg...
AERA @AERA_EdResearch New AERA Book Examines the College Promise Programs -- Read the news release: http://ow.ly/XNOD50xwPUx || Watch coeditors @lauraperna1 (@PennGSE) & Edward Smith (@kresgefdn) discuss the book: http://ow.ly/OW4U50xwPUy #FreeCollege #FreeTuition #CollegePromise
Like many at #NECHE annual mtg, Judith Eaton @CHEAnews applauds Barbara Brittingham, who has announced her retirement next year as prez
of New England Commission of Higher Education
In #NECHE keynote, Judith Eaton @CHEAnews notes accreditation may increasingly address #equity, #academicfreedom, #freespeech, #digitization and #quality beyond academic issues and including social responsibility
Food insecurity—defined by the nationally respected Wisconsin HOPE Lab as the limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods, or the ability to acquire such foods in a socially acceptable manner—is a troubling trend on college campuses across the country, including in New England.
For example:
A 2016 survey by the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education... 
We asked thousands of college students what they wish their college knew. Here’s what they said …
Every year, Denver teacher Kyle Schwartz invites her third-graders to share on a Post-It note an answer to the prompt: “I wish my teacher knew …” The responses offer poignant glimpses into their young lives, revealing struggles with poverty, absent parents and social isolation. After Schw... 
Across the U.S., an estimated 60% of incoming community college students require developmental courses to be ready for college-level work, according to estimates by experts. As these courses act as a gateway to further studies, those who fail are most often lost to higher education: Less than a quarter will earn a degree or certificate within eight years. Connecticut’s Middlesex Community Colleg... 
