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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So that’s when he and other leadership at IVC began exploring the idea of student housing. Through a pilot program that offered 12 housing insecure students homes in RVs, Johnson said IVC learned a lot of lessons about the difficulties and triumphs of residential management, how to support students, and how to build community.

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Student housing used to be affordable. Why has it become an ‘asset class’ to enrich the already wealthy? | Leilani Farha

The Guardian Higher Education

It’s something more fundamental: for an increasing number of students the question troubling them is “Where am I going to live?” Student housing – a residence room, a shared house, a small flat – was once a given. In the UK, average student housing prices now outstrip the maximum government-offered student loans.

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General Assembly Vacates TSU Board of Trustees, Governor Makes Appointments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some state legislators noted TSU’s student housing shortages and financial struggles as reasons for vacating its board, the Associated Press reported. I’m pleased to appoint these highly qualified individuals who will work alongside administrators and students to further secure TSU’s place as a leading institution,” said Lee.

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The Ultimate A to Z NYC Student Housing 37-Step Checklist!

Student Housing Works

Well, let’s face it: you’ve got to secure NYC student housing. At Student Housing Works , we’ve helped hundreds of students, grads and interns take care of their NYC student housing…so they can finally enjoy themselves and experience everything the city has to offer. Let’s dive in.

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Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and higher education institutions have fed the public a steady diet of bad enrollment news. It is why we will be the first community college in Los Angeles County to build affordable student housing on our campus.

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Rising to the Challenge on Student Basic Needs Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They deserve to be the focus of public attention and philanthropic giving and the priority for governments, instead of the tiny number of already highly-resourced gated colleges always dominating the news.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: An enrollment surge at Tennessee State University combined with a lack of student housing led to a scathing comptroller’s report calling for a change in the historically Black university’s leadership. A full committee on government operations has yet to make a decision.