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USDA + Department of Education: A powerful partnership for today’s students

USDA + Department of Education: A powerful partnership for today’s students

The incoming administration can help the impact potential of a new agreement that improves college student access to SNAP
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Today's Students Coalition
Campus Food Pantries Aren’t Enough

Campus Food Pantries Aren’t Enough

Food insecurity is a pressing concern for college students nationwide.
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Today's Students Coalition
Karina, Savanna, Phoebe, Lilith — Four Students + Their Experiences at the Forefront

Karina, Savanna, Phoebe, Lilith — Four Students + Their Experiences...

Join us in welcoming TSC’s new student fellows.
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The other ‘missed connection’ on college campuses

The other ‘missed connection’ on college campuses

“What if?” It’s a question that missed connections from chance encounters can leave us to wonder. It’s also the exact type of thinking that…
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Richard Davis, Jr.
Navigating Parenthood, Education, and Work: The Unseen Struggles and Triumphs of Today’s Student…

Navigating Parenthood, Education, and Work: The Unseen Struggles an...

Over the last two days, I’ve chatted with two moms who are effectively navigating parenting, work, and finishing their higher education…
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Tanya Ang
Today’s Students: The data is clear — our postsecondary policies are failing students of color

Today’s Students: The data is clear — our postsecondary policies ar...

Students of color, namely Black, Latino, Hispanic, Indigenous, Asian, and Pacific Islander students, make up a large and growing share of…
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Richard Davis, Jr.
Today’s Students: A Fresh Look with New Data

Today’s Students: A Fresh Look with New Data

Higher Learning Advocates recently conducted an analysis of the latest NPSAS data that highlights striking changes…
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Julie Peller
Parenting Students Take D.C.

Parenting Students Take D.C.

For the first time since National Student Parent Month began, we brought three student parents from around the country to the Hill.
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Tanya Ang
ED’s Final Gainful Employment Rule: What Have We Accomplished — and Missed?

ED’s Final Gainful Employment Rule: What Have We Accomplished — and...

by Higher Learning Advocates’ Julie Peller, Tanya Ang, and Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield
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Single Moms in Higher Ed Lift as They Climb, Federal Policies Should Lighten the Load

Single Moms in Higher Ed Lift as They Climb, Federal Policies Shoul...

Nearly 10% of all undergraduate students (about 1.7 million) in the U.S. are single mothers. Student moms are hard workers who make many…
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Richard Davis, Jr.
The Reality of Being a Student Parent

The Reality of Being a Student Parent

Last year, during National Student Parent Month in September, Kimberly Salazar shared her experience as a single mom in higher ed.
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Today's Students Coalition
Let’s Talk About SAP: Addressing Misconceptions About a Satisfactory Academic Progress Reset

Let’s Talk About SAP: Addressing Misconceptions About a Satisfactor...

Everyone knows the iconic Salt-N-Pepa song, “Let’s Talk About S*x.” The hit song that talks about the birds and the bees [insert laughs] is…
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Richard Davis, Jr.
The Country’s Growing Some College, No Credential Population is a Bigger Problem Than Ever

The Country’s Growing Some College, No Credential Population is a B...

How big is the country’s population of Americans with some college and no credential (SCNC) compared with other populations?
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Richard Davis, Jr.
Pathways Q&A with the American Council on Education (ACE)

Pathways Q&A with the American Council on Education (ACE)

A Q&A about credit for prior learning (CPL) with Higher Learning Advocates’ Tanya Ang, managing director, advocacy, and ACE’s Michele…
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To make financial aid work for today’s student, a federal SAP reset is needed

To make financial aid work for today’s student, a federal SAP reset...

As we continue to celebrate Community College Month, my mind is on the 40.4 million adults in the U.S. with some college and no…
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Richard Davis, Jr.
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