The College Safety Net

Why meeting students’ basic needs is crucial to academic success

There’s a growing consensus that students can succeed academically only when their basic needs are met. As more low-income and first-generation students arrive on campuses, colleges are providing a broader range of student services than in the past. Such “wraparound” support can entail meeting very basic needs for food and housing, as well as helping students obtain access to mental-health treatment, transportation, emergency aid, and internet service. This Chronicle collection includes key coverage of colleges’ efforts to address an urgent problem.

Section 1: Why the College Safety Net is Spreading
Section 2: Safety-Net Solutions

Date: September 2023
Pages: 92
Digital file size: 27.4 MB

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