Dr. Tim Cook ran 1,400+ miles to every community college in Oregon. Not for the blisters. Not for the headlines. But to spotlight student basic needs. His run raised $177K—and challenged big assumptions about who today’s students are.
SNAP payments are delayed and cut about in half this month. Many students and families could wait weeks for relief. Our new guide outlines how colleges can step up and support them through the disruption: hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/sn...
Supporting Students Through the November 2025 SNAP Cliff & Federal Government Shutdown
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Despite two federal court rulings today, students in higher education may face a potential delay in SNAP benefits this weekend, and communities will likely experience a spike in hunger. Our new guide offers practical steps to support students during this time: hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/sn...
Supporting Students Through the November 2025 SNAP Cliff & Federal Government Shutdown
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🚨 42 million Americans—including 1.1 million college students—will see their November SNAP benefits halted or delayed as the Administration refuses to release emergency funds during the shutdown. Hunger is not inevitable—it’s a policy choice. Read our statement: hope.temple.edu/newsroom/sta...
Statement on USDA’s Decision Not to Spend Emergency SNAP Funds During the Shutdown
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California's Hispanic-serving community colleges are scrambling to figure out next steps as they're set to lose $20 million in federal funding that would have supported STEM majors, efforts to eliminate equity gaps & other programs. Via @edsource.org: edsource.org/2025/hsi-gra...
Student support programs in peril after federal cuts at Hispanic-serving community colleges
California's community colleges are scrambling to preserve programs that are funded by Hispanic-Serving Institution grants, part of a federal program that the Trump administration is eliminating.
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Students shouldn’t have to park outside McDonald’s to access WiFi. Reliable internet isn’t a luxury—it’s a basic need. Read our Q&A with @ilsr.bsky.social on "connection insecurity," the growing digital divide leaving too many college students behind. hope.temple.edu/hope-blog/ke...
Student Parent Month might be over—but until we see structural change, our support must continue. Join us at this @urbaninstitute.bsky.social webinar to learn more about how your college can collect data and support students. www.urban.org/events/lesso...
Lessons on Collecting Data and Driving Change to Support Student Parent Success
The Data-to-Action Campaign for Parenting Students has generated new insights into how to identify parenting students and advance their success. The Urban In…
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In this piece by Cristian Ulisses Reyes at @nasfaa.bsky.social, he summarizes the current understanding of student basic needs insecurity and gives a brave and insightful look into his own journey. We commend him—we need both data and narrative to support students. www.nasfaa.org/news-item/37...
NASFAA | Basic Needs, Real Costs: The Price Beyond Tuition
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In a rapidly changing higher education landscape, we need supports that are accessible, sustainable, and creative to combat funding cuts. College Housing Northwest has been working on just that.
It’s been a while since our last newsletter! This summer featured an overwhelming set of policy changes on issues that deeply impact student basic needs security. In our first fall dispatch, we dive into our advocacy & other nation-wide efforts to support students: 🧵👇
Ending food insecurity requires timely, reliable data on how many Americans struggle to put food on the table. The Trump Administration’s decision to end the USDA’s Household Food Security Report will make it incredibly difficult to measure and reverse the campus hunger crisis.
This community college president ran 1400 miles and raised over $130k to support students facing basic needs insecurity. May we all show up with his kind of determination to challenge student basic needs insecurity. www.opb.org/article/2025...
From Ontario to Hood River, a mission to support Oregon’s community college students
Clackamas Community College President Tim Cook ran nearly 1,500 miles to all 17 state community colleges in 52 days, raising over $130,000 for students in financial need.
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Our @prinistacy.bsky.social was a part of this panel of brilliant changemakers at the 2025 SUCCESS Convening, leading a conversation on how we can better fund basic needs initiatives—a topic more critical than ever in the wake of recent policy decisions.
This Thursday, our colleagues at the PEER Center are hosting a crucial webinar on the impacts of the OBBB reconciliation bill for researchers and scholars. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
REGISTRATION: PEER Center Virtual Event on Reconciliation
Earlier this year, Congress passed a reconciliation law (a.k.a. the One Big Beautiful Bill) that will substantially reshape the higher education sector. The U.S. Department of Education is now moving ...
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Basic needs challenges are intersectional and interlocking—and they prevent students from actualizing their potential. By providing child care support for parenting students, we can support many of their needs at once.
This two-pager from our colleagues at @sheeoed.bsky.social provides an excellent case as to why state agencies across the country should invest in basic needs data. sheeo.org/wp-content/u...
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Half of college students don’t have their mental health needs met. The good news? We can better support colleges in changing that. www.highereddive.com/news/half-of...
Half of college students say their mental health is ‘fair’ to ‘terrible,’ survey finds
These issues may impact their trajectory, with large shares of learners reporting that they’re considering reducing their classload, transferring or dropping out.
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September is Student Parent Month—if we want to better support them, we need to first listen to them. Throughout the month, we’ll share their answers to our survey question, “What does the world need to know about being a college student?”
To properly support students, we need to ensure faculty have their basic needs met too, including their mental health care. This webinar from @chronicle.com will give tips on how to help your faculty and staff avoid fatigue and burnout: www.chronicle.com/events/virtu...
Fighting Campus Fatigue
UPCOMING: September 11, 2025 | 2 p.m. ET. Faculty and staff are stretched thin, with rising workloads, low morale, and growing burnout threatening retention across higher education. Discover practical...
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Sweeping cuts to public transportation are happening in our home city of Philadelphia. It’s time to imagine a better future for college student transportation. hope.temple.edu/newsroom/hop...
Creative Solutions for College Student Transportation Insecurity
While the conversation around student basic needs security has proliferated over the past ten years, transportation still remains a lesser-discussed need.
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Caregiving students face unique challenges in college—and that’s around 20% of all students. This new report from Trellis Strategies explores trends in data around caregiving students and details practical pathways to support them better. www.trellisstrategies.org/research-stu...
Degrees of Responsibility: Caregiving Students in the 2024 Student Financial Wellness Survey - Trellis Strategies
Caregivers form a key constituency of current, potential, and returning college students, with around one in five undergraduates having legal dependents. Students who take care of children and other f...
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In Ohio, @prismreports.org reports how laws banning work labelled "DEI" are closing campus centers geared toward women and LGBTQIA+ students—stripping them of critical resources, support, and community. prismreports.org/2025/08/19/o...
Resources for marginalized students vanish from Ohio campuses
SB 1 or Advance Ohio Higher Education Act enacts restrictions that ban diversity-focused programs at publicly funded universities
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September, National Student Parent Month, is just a couple weeks away. To properly celebrate a fifth of college students who are parents, we must get creative about supporting their basic needs.
States can make big things happen to support their students. We were proud to work with MiLEAP and Michigan students to identify those opportunities. Many of the lessons learned are applicable country-wide: hope.temple.edu/projects/mic...
Michigan Basic Needs Statewide Taskforce
We released a report outlining 12 bold, actionable recommendations to eliminate basic need barriers for college students in Michigan.
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There’s no doubt that continued attacks on undocumented students will make it harder for them to access food, housing, transportation, and other basic needs. We must support them. www.chronicle.com/article/just...
How President Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Affecting Higher Ed
Increased detentions, stripped tuition benefits, and other policy changes are imperiling college access for undocumented students — and instilling fear in the broader Hispanic community.
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We can't stay quiet when so many of our students and colleagues are under attack. We can—and must—support them. In the face of woeful anticipatory obedience, our Senior Director @bmckib.bsky.social said it best at SHEEO's conference: www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
It is crucial that we maintain and continue to build on the progress we’ve made in creating equitable conditions for STEM students. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Stand Against the Leaky STEM Pipeline (opinion)
The disinvestment from DEI and scientific pipeline programs will mean STEM training gaps will only grow, Tania Fabo writes.
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We know that feelings of belonging are critical to uptake of basic needs support, and these centers offer that sense of community. If we want students to succeed, we need to offer them spaces to thrive. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Anti-DEI efforts shutter cultural centers that college students call lifelines
At least 12 universities and colleges across six states have closed their centers this year, citing state or federal anti-DEI efforts.
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We're still buzzing from an amazing week of sharing our work and learning from so many brilliant partners at @sheeoed.bsky.social's conference! We can't wait for more statewide collaborations to better support students. They deserve nothing less.
The Newbury Center at @bostonu.bsky.social provides a great model for universities looking to support their first-gen students! They’re providing housing stipends for and building community with their students: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
Programming for First-Gen Students of All Degree Paths
Boston University’s Newbury Center provides resources and support for students of all levels who are the first in their family to pursue postsecondary education.
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