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

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

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