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Features Dr. Sally Linowski from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Linowski, an Associate Dean of Students, as well as an adjunct assistant professor at the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. The episode talks about the challenges in building and maintaining a relationship between the campus and the community, the easiest and hardest parts of strategic planning, and more.
Provides a unifying framework for schools, families, and communities to understand, select, and organize their learning supports (i.e., strategies, programs, and practices used to create conditions to enhance learning).
SUNY Westchester Community College and MDRC, a social policy research organization, released the results of a new study which found that students in the college’s student support program enrolled full-time at higher rates and accumulated more credits than their peers.
While the City University of New York has been hailed as an engine of social mobility, some 55 percent of students across 19 of its campuses recently were housing insecure. Now, a partnership with the Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter is launching an innovative pilot program to help give students affordable housing, while also easing a serious obstacle to academic success.
The Massachusetts Hunger Free Campus Coalition is working to raise that percentage and address the glaring issue of food insecurity on college campuses. Through partnerships with food pantries, maximizing SNAP enrollment and mobilizing legislative efforts, MHFCC’s goal of eliminating food insecurity in college students is gaining traction.
For one student, it’s the time spent walking an hour each way to campus. For another without a reliable ride, it’s the stress and expense of getting to class for a big exam.
Coe College has received a $15,350 Institutionalizing Community-Based Pedagogies grant from the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. The grant will support the creation of a new Prison Learning Initiative at Coe which will provide a range of high-impact experiences for students and community members to learn about and become involved with the criminal-legal system in Iowa and the Midwest.
Western New England University promotes mental health support and resources through Mental Health First Aid certification and instruction across campus. The goal: get at least one-third of the campus community certified.
Most college presidents say that providing mental health support for students is a priority, but an overall unfamiliarity with identifying mental illnesses can keep learners and educators on campus from accessing the resources needed during trying times.
Fordham University’s Housing Fund promotes positive student outcomes, removing obstacles to engagement on campus and creating a more vibrant and diverse residential community.