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Using Food as a Decision Factor in the College Search

Great College Advice

One of the most important factors students think about when deciding which colleges to apply to: where is the best college food? A campus visit priority: test for the best college food Do you plan to eat in a campus dining hall during your college visit? How do you know it’s the best college food? Maybe you should!

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Government Data Reveals 1 in 5 Undergrads Are Food Insecure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last decade, the number of food pantries on campuses has swelled from 80 to around 800. Now, new data from the 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study has provided the first nationally representative picture: more than one in five undergraduates experience food insecurity. Their estimates are wrong,” said Goldrick-Rab.

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National Black Food & Justice Alliance and Florida A&M University to Launch Center to Support Black Farmers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The National Black Food & Justice Alliance (NBFJA) and Florida A&M University (FAMU) are launching a center to address the lack of and support Black farmers. The center will also seek to develop local maps for food infrastructure and preserve food cultures and foodways of Black, indigenous, and other marginalized farmers.

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Survey: 23% of all undergraduate students struggle with food insecurity

University Business

The 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) is the survey’s first iteration to ask students about food insecurity and homelessness, and it may have unearthed a different kind of pandemic students have long been struggling with in pursuit of postsecondary education.

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Association of Community College Trustees Receives $1.56 Million Grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The SNAP E&T program is an opportunity to serve those with food insecurity in their communities while also expanding access to education and training on campuses. The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) has received a three-year, $1.56 Jee Hang Lee.

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Sustainability Abroad: Reducing Food Waste in Rome

AIFS Abroad

For Green Day, our team and students in Rome volunteered with ReCup, an organization that focuses on limiting food waste. Their initiative involves a team of volunteers attending a local market and, upon closing time, they recover food that wasn’t purchased by patrons but is still fresh and good to eat.

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College pantry aims to help students struggling to buy food

University Business

It aims to deal with a sobering statistic: In a 2021 survey, 40% of Valencia’s students reported struggling to afford the food they needed. The post College pantry aims to help students struggling to buy food appeared first on University Business. Read more from The Brunswick News.

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