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According to a report by the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, 38% of faculty and staff surveyed indicated that they had “some form of basic needs insecurity in 2019.” Those faculty and staff who are employed part-time faced higher rates of food and housing insecurity then full-time employees. Researchers indicate that this basic needs insecurity of faculty and staff has the potential to impact student success.
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“I think there is a moment of reckoning in America. Now is the time for us to have honest change." - Kent Devereaux, president of Maryland's Goucher College |
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This week fifty liberal arts colleges including DePauw, Occidental, Oberlin and Pomona announced an alliance with the University of Southern California's Race and Equity Center. This new alliance, called the Liberal Arts Colleges Racial Equity Leadership Alliance, will “host virtual meetings about campus equity, survey students and employees, and give workers equity-related resources.”
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The Chronicle reports this week on community college enrollment dips, which promise to last throughout this academic year. The latest data from National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show a 9.5 percent drop in attendance at community colleges from last year. As public two-year colleges “are most likely to enroll low-income and minority students, the equity implications of the enrollment dropoff are troubling.” First-time in college attendance by Black, Hispanic and Native American students is down this fall semester by nearly 30 percent for each group.
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November 20, 2020
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