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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It launched a popular Farmer’s Market on campus last year, providing each student with $20 a week to access fresh foods and vegetables. The market regularly draws more than 700 students and plans are underway to build student housing on campus. He says he also wants to build a 24-hour urgent care facility on campus.

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Trans student housing gains popularity and demand

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But few campuses have halls or communities dedicated to creating a welcoming, inclusive community for LGBTQ+ students, and even fewer offer such spaces specifically for transgender and nonbinary students. According to recent research , about 1.4 percent of U.S. teens between age 13 and 17 and 1.3