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  • How this Texas university helps farmworkers' kids through college

    September 28, 2022 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Austin, Texas

    The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a federal program that was developed as a result of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Higher Education Act of 1965, which was aimed at helping students living in poverty navigate the education process. More than 2,890 students — mostly from low-income, Hispanic families who do seasonal farm work — have gone through the program over the past five decades.

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  • A university initiative plants 33,000 trees to fight climate change, COVID-19 poses a threat

    September 08, 2022 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Achoro-Ndiagu, Ebonyi

    Over 33,000 trees have been planted through the Campus Green Initiative at a Nigerian university. By planting the trees, they are able to mitigate the effects of strong winds that destroy buildings on campus. Funding the initiative can be difficult, but they are planning to grow the program to plant more trees.

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  • Close to depression: AAUA students find succour from emotional instability on a website

    August 27, 2022 |

    AAUA Insider |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Akungba Akoko, Ondo

    Findcenter, an online platform offering free articles, podcasts, videos, and workshops focused on emotional health and self-development, launched a library of content designed to help college students who face high rates of anxiety and other mental health concerns. Students at Nigeria's Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, who have limited access to in-person therapy services, say the resource has helped them find some stability and relief.

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  • Taking Each Person as They Are: Gender-Inclusive Housing Provides Support for LGBTQ+ Students

    August 23, 2022 |

    Pepperdine University Graphic |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Gender-inclusive housing at Occidental College in Los Angeles allows students to live together regardless of gender. This gives transgender and non-binary students the opportunity to choose the living space they are most comfortable with.

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  • How this California program is making it easier for those leaving prison to earn degrees

    August 09, 2022 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: United States, Fresno

    Through targeted outreach and support across 15 campuses in the California State University system, Project Rebound has helped formerly incarcerated students earn nearly 500 university degrees since 2016, with a recidivism rate of less than one percent. Though the students still face stigma after release, they say Project Rebound provides a safe space for them to find stability and fellowship and connect over shared experiences.

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  • A new way to pay for college

    August 05, 2022 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States

    Income share agreements provide students a new way to pay for college. They receive the money they need by agreeing to give the school a percentage of their future earnings for a set number of years after graduation.

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  • Nigerian advocate who launched mobile app to tackle GBV

    July 31, 2022 |

    African Women in Media (AWiM) |

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    Response Location: Nigeria

    The CampusPal mobile app is a safe, confidential place for students at colleges in Nigeria to report cases of sexual assault and gender-based violence.

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  • How promise programs can offer more than just college affordability

    July 27, 2022 |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Promise Programs provide free college educations in the high school graduate’s home state. Along with coaching and other methods of financial support, the initiatives have seen success in increasing graduation rates. The first promise program was implemented in Michigan. Since then, dozens of other states have followed suit.

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  • Paul Quinn's focus on mental health helps college students through trauma, stay on track

    July 01, 2022 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    Paul Quinn, a historically Black college, developed an exhaustive program that supports students’ mental health as a way to encourage academic success. All incoming students have a mental health assessment with a counselor and have free access to therapy and support groups throughout their education. Professors, coaches, and academic advisers also offer support or can direct students to campus resources.

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  • Virginia Tech now has a 73% student-voting rate — how can other schools follow suit?

    June 02, 2022 |

    WSLS-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Blacksburg, Virginia

    Virginia Tech's civic engagement program, Hokies Vote, has successfully increased its student voting rate by roughly 25 percent through educational outreach, community dialogue events, and setting up a polling place on campus.

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