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Find blogs, interviews and news about emergency aid and the evolving community working to deliver vital resources to students in need. Browse through the newest additions, or sort the information by type of aid or the different key elements that make up emergency aid.

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$500 in Emergency Support Can Make the Difference for Many

Interviews with student members of Reos Partners' Emergency Aid Lab illuminate various challenges and barriers

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / July 16, 2018
CA to give full-time community college students grants

California will give grants to community college students attending full time

Ed Source / July 06, 2018
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Three Recommendations for Your Emergency Aid Program

Recommendations from Seminole State College of Florida help you move forward in providing emergency support to students

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / June 22, 2018
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As a Black College Student, Poverty Was My Everyday Life

NYU grad student shares his own housing and food insecurity and challenges of fully embracing and experiencing college

The Nation / June 05, 2018
Learning from the Best

Endorsement of an article in the Atlantic, as the Amarillo College president endeavors to address students' basic needs.

Source: Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed / May 31, 2018
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Library Lessens Late Fines to Reduce Food Insecurity

Pasadena City College Library invites students to donate food items in exchange for reduction of late fines

Pasadena City College Courier / May 30, 2018
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By the Numbers: Trends in Nontraditional Student Enrollment

This blog from New America looks at the fluctuations and changes within "nontraditional" student demographics

Source: New America
New America / May 16, 2018
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Youth Homelessness and Higher Education: An Analysis of FAFSA Data

SchoolHouse Connection examines financial aid as a basic need of unaccompanied homeless youth in higher education.

Schoolhouse Connection / May 08, 2018
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Why Bill and Melinda Gates Put 20,000 Students Through College

Universities are forming a new, color-blind, Affirmative Action, aiming to close the gap between rich and poor.

Source: 60 Minutes
60 Minutes / May 08, 2018
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Three Things to Further Emergency Aid at Your Institution

Seminole State College of Florida insights on how to get started with emergency aid efforts for your students

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / April 16, 2018
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Design Thinking for Higher Education

Learn how universities can redesign core functions while creating capacities to reach underserved markets.

Source: SSIR
Stanford Social Innovation Review / March 28, 2018
Strong Start
Scaling Strong Start to Finish

A set of common practices for improving success for students from historically underserved populations.

Source: Great Lakes Education Philanthropy
Great Lakes Education Philanthropy / March 28, 2018
Introducing Student ARC

NASPA announces a new website to support institutions that desire to or currently offer emergency financial resources to students in need.

Source: NASPA
NASPA / February 28, 2018
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It’s Hard to Study if You’re Hungry

Financial aid must be reformed to address the real price of college, which cannot be calculated without factoring in food and shelter.

Source: New York Times
NY Times / January 14, 2018
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Inside the Campaign to Help Feed Hungry College Students

Food-insecure college students are more likely to skip class because of hunger and the Higher Ed Act rewrite could make things worse.

Source: The 74
The 74 / January 09, 2018
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Emergency Grant Programs: Lessons Learned

Great Lakes has been funding emergency grants for over five years and in that time has learned a lot about what it takes to run a successful program.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 05, 2018
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How-to-Guide: Using the Emergency Aid Rubric

The Rubric was created to help institutions better understand and self-assess the management and structure of their emergency aid efforts.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 05, 2018
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Welcome to Student ARC: Advancing Retention in College

Announcing the launch of Student ARC, the ultimate emergency aid resource for financial aid and student affairs professionals, researchers, students and more.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 05, 2018
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Student ARC: Advancing Retention in College

Student ARC is a robust online source of information about emergency aid and how these efforts can improve student retention.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 05, 2018
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Shifting Focus at UMass Boston

The U-ACCESS program with support from Single Stop aims to transform student support at UMass Boston.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 04, 2018
Interview: Shari Garmise
The Importance of Realistic Comparison in Measuring Progress

Dr. Shari Garmise of APLU and Urban Serving Universities on completion grants and emergency aid.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Interview / January 03, 2018
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Scholarships AND Success: Detroit Promise Path

The Detroit Promise Path is improving students’ enrollment rates by adding support services to scholarship dollars.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 01, 2018
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Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week

This nationwide event offers an excellent opportunity for campuses to promote civic engagement, community service, and student leadership.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / January 01, 2018
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Scale x Excellence = Impact

A dedication to excellence can harness the scale of your institution to truly make an impact on students’ lives.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / December 29, 2017
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Rooting Emergency Aid in Dignity and Institutional Mission

NASPA sits down with Kathryn Hutchinson, Ph.D., vice president for Student Affairs at St. John’s University.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Interview / December 27, 2017
Single Stop
Single Stop - About Us

Single Stop aims to reduce poverty and increase economic mobility by connecting people to available government and nonprofit programs.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / December 27, 2017
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Can Incremental Aid Help Your Students?

Preliminary findings from MDRC study on biweekly financial aid refund disbursements

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Blog / December 22, 2017
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The Student Loan Fund at Ivy Tech

NASPA sits down with John Laws, Ph.D., vice chancellor for Student Affairs at Ivy Tech Community College.

Source: Student ARC
Student ARC Interview / December 18, 2017
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New Report Offers Best Financial Practices for Colleges

Colleges and universities can play a larger role in increasing student success by changing their financial aid practices.

Source: Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Diverse Issues in Higher Education / November 12, 2017
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SNAP to the Rescue for Hunger on College Campuses

Low-income college students could greatly benefit from the SNAP program’s small monthly supplement for purchasing food.

Source: CLASP
CLASP / October 27, 2017
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KU continues to boost low-income student retention rates

KU continues to improve graduation rates and award more degrees to low-income and first-generation students.

Source: The University Daily Kansan
The University Daily Kansan / October 25, 2017
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Increasing College Completion as an Engine for Economic Growth

New Research from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and Moody's Analytics

Source: American Academy of Arts & Sciences
American Academy of Arts & Sciences / October 24, 2017
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Ongoing Barriers to College Aid

Low-income students continue to lag in completing the FAFSA despite recent policy changes.

Source: Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed / October 04, 2017
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GVSU receives $1.3M grant to help veterans earn degrees

TRIO Veterans Upward Bound program assists veterans in preparing for entry in and completion of postsecondary education.

Source: Michigan Live
Michigan Live / October 01, 2017
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UIA shows the power of collaboration

Low-income graduation rates increase 24.7 percent across 11 institutions over a three-year period.

Source: Arizona State University
Arizona State University / September 28, 2017
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Public Research Universities Increase Low-Income Graduates by 25%

Three-year collaboration among 11 of nation's largest research universities taps predictive analytics and new human capital strategies to increase student success

Source: University Innovation Alliance
University Innovation Alliance / September 25, 2017