Division J Vice Presidential Session. Reducing Basic Needs Insecurity Among College Students: How States Are Accepting Responsibility and Implementing Solutions

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

A growing body of research has shed light on a major barrier to college students’ likelihood of attaining a degree: basic needs insecurity; there are profound racial and social inequalities among these insecurities. Institutions of higher education are moving beyond acknowledging the problem to accept responsibility and seek solutions to these insecurities. This symposium brings together collaborative partners developing evidence on effective practices that can be implemented, expanded, and sustained by colleges and their partners to reduce basic needs insecurities among all students and address racial gaps in these insecurities.

Sub Unit

• Division J - Postsecondary Education

Papers

• Addressing Homelessness Among Community College Students in Washington: A Randomized Control Trial of Housing Vouchers - Kallie Ann Clark, Temple University

• Free to Succeed? A Mixed-Methods Randomized Control Trial of a Rent-Free College Housing Intervention - Lara Perez-Felkner, Florida State University

• Efficacy of On-Campus Benefits Hubs: Evaluating United Way of King County Benefits Hubs Across Seattle - Elizabeth Looker, Temple University

• Fueling Success: The Implementation of an Experimental Evaluation of a Community College Meal Voucher Program - Katharine Broton, University of Iowa

• The Real Price of College: Improving Estimates of "Demonstrated Financial Need" - Eddy Conroy, New America