Monday, December 7, 2015

UW survey finds half of community college students risk hunger, homelessness - PAT SCHNEIDER, The Capital Times

More than half of community college students surveyed at 10 schools in seven states are at risk of hunger or homelessness, according to a new study released Friday by the Wisconsin HOPE Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Hungry to Learn: Addressing Food & Housing Insecurity Among Undergraduates,” helps respond to lingering questions about how widespread is the challenge to college students of meeting basic needs, Sara Goldrick-Rab, founding director of the HOPE Lab and co-author of the study, said Friday. http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/education/university/uw-survey-finds-half-of-community-college-students-risk-hunger/article_ada89e01-1620-57fb-85a1-c52b4b192a60.html