Urban University Blog

Scaling Our Food Insecurity Approach: Thoughts from University of Toledo

By Sammy Spann, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, University of Toledo Students, faculty, and staff realized the sustainable...

Food Insecurity at Urban Universities: USU’s Collaborative Opportunity Grant

A hallmark of USU’s programming, the Collaborative Opportunity Grant (COG) is a seed funding initiative that leverages the role of urban...

Institutional Resilience: Addressing Basic Needs

Leaders in student success know that the number of college students experiencing basic needs insecurity is much higher than the general...

Addressing College Student Food Insecurity during a Pandemic

Many colleges in the United States have launched food pantries in order to combat the growing problem of food insecurity among college...

Resources to Help Meet Students’ Basic Needs During the Covid 19 Pandemic

During the Covid 19 pandemic, many students do not have access to safe housing or any housing at all, face job and/or income losses as...