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  • Can e-voting revolutionize Nigeria's democracy? Lessons from FUOYE campus elections

    June 13, 2023 |

    Social Voices |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Oye, Ekiti

    Following violent disruption during campus elections in 2021, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, implemented an electronic voting process which allowed students to cast their ballots online via a university portal. Some students who had previously abstained from participating in elections due to safety concerns were able to vote, but the platform also experienced technical glitches and fears around cyberattacks, which left some students unable to cast their ballots.

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  • 'Earn while you learn:' Co-op programs gain appeal amid rising cost of living

    June 01, 2023 |

    The Canadian Press |

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    Response Location: Canada, Waterloo, Ontario

    Co-op programs such as those at the University of Waterloo allow students to get paid for hands-on experience in their chosen field while also completing academic coursework. Last year, the university facilitated roughly 25,000 work terms across six academic faculties.

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  • Oakland University becomes 1st US campus to return land use to Native American community

    May 25, 2023 |

    WDIV-TV |

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    Response Location: United States, Rochester, Michigan

    After Indigenous students and faculty advocated for stolen land at Oakland University to be returned to the native community, the university made the land a heritage site, bypassing legal issues tied to development requirements and ensuring that the institution would have no say in the future of the site. The land is now home to a pawpaw orchard, a wildflower garden, and a fire pit for cooking and ceremonies.

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  • About 50 Chicago High School Students Earned Associate Degrees. CPS Wants To Boost That Number

    May 24, 2023 |

    Block Club Chicago |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Through Chicago's early college high schools, which allow students to take college-level coursework while still working toward their diploma, about 600 students graduated this spring with at least 15 college credits, while 50 students earned a full associate's degree.

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  • How a Colorado college is using rapid rehousing to help its students experiencing homelessness

    May 07, 2023 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Durango, Colorado

    Fort Lewis is the only Colorado college tackling the student homelessness crisis with a rapid rehousing program. The school’s basic needs administrator works with students experiencing homelessness to get them in temporary housing within 24 hours and permanent housing with financial assistance as quickly as possible.

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  • How Campus Cafeterias Became Hotspots for Climate Action

    May 02, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

    To be a part of the voluntary Cool Food Pledge universities commit to reducing their food-related greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent or more by 2030. Those who sign on receive recommendations on how to help encourage diners to eat plant-based.

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  • This housing program in central Indiana helps single mothers toward a college degree

    April 27, 2023 |

    Chalkbeat Indiana |

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    Response Location: United States, Anderson, Indiana

    The Anderson Scholar House in Indiana provides stable housing at a reduced rent price for single mothers enrolled in college. The organization aims to provide support and guidance so that life pressures don’t stop them from graduating.

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  • California helps college students cut their debt by paying them to help their communities

    April 05, 2023 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Davis, California

    In an effort to help lower student debt while benefiting the community, the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program provides 3,200 students with service jobs and pays them $700 a month.

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  • Edo IDP Camp: Displaced by insurgents, they found refuge thousands of kilometres from home

    March 31, 2023 |

    The Guardian Nigeria News |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Uhogua, Edo

    The Home for the Needy Foundation’s camp offers accommodations and support for people who are displaced in Nigeria due to terrorism. Along with housing, clothes, food, healthcare, and general support, those staying at the camp receive help and encouragement to continue their education, apply for college, or learn a trade.

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  • Detroit's WSU makes it easier for former students to return, finish degree

    March 30, 2023 |

    Detroit Metro Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Wayne State University’s Warrior Way Back program allows former students who left college without a diploma to re-enroll and have up to $4,000 of their student debt forgiven.

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