The Hope Center Calls on Congress to Immediately Invest in #RealCollege Students with Additional Emergency Aid Funding
This statement should be attributed to Sara Goldrick-Rab and Carrie R. Welton Download the PDF November 10, 2020 Educational opportunity, central to the American Dream, is in jeopardy at a time when 65% of jobs require some form of college…
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The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice Issues Statement on the Presidential Election of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
PHILADELPHIA (November 9, 2020) – The American people have spoken, declaring Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Kamala D. Harris as the next leaders of the executive branch. In doing so, they set the direction of our collective future, including how higher education…
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Sign on to urge Congress to include Emergency Aid for Postsecondary #RealCollege Students in new legislation
#RealCollege is asking Congress to include funding for #EmergencyAid grants for postsecondary students in future legislation! Please review the letter and sign it if you are an authorized leader. The deadline to sign on is 5 p.m. Monday, November 2. Sign on the…
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Scaling Effective Emergency Aid Practices
Announcement: Hope Center Launches Initiative to Scale Effective Emergency Aid Practices to Support #RealCollege Students Read the full announcement here As it begins its third year, the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice is launching a new national initiative…
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#RealCollege call to Congress to halt the SNAP student work requirement
This statement should be attributed to Sara Goldrick-Rab and Carrie R. Welton Download the PDF July 30, 2020 This week The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice joined over 200 other organizations to call on Congress to lift the…
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#RealCollege Statement on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Decision
This statement should be attributed to Eddy Conroy and Carrie R. Welton Download the PDF Descarga el PDF July 8, 2020 On Monday, July 6, 2020, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that nonimmigrant students (F-1 and M-1 visa…
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#RealCollege Statement on Police Killings
To the entire #RealCollege community, Our movement began with the recognition that when it comes to educational opportunity in America, sometimes it is necessary to stop being polite and start getting real. So let us be clear today: The Hope…
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U.S. Department of Education Policy Reversal on Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students Harms #RealCollege Students
This statement should be attributed to Sara Goldrick-Rab and Carrie R. Welton Download the PDF April 21, 2020 Today, the U.S. Department of Education reversed its previous position on the Emergency Financial Aid Grants to Students under Section 18004 of…
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Failure to Amend SNAP Eligibility Requirements Hurts #RealCollege Students
This statement should be attributed to Sara Goldrick-Rab and Carrie R. Welton Download the PDF April 13, 2020 “[The] substantial federal investment in higher education is at risk if college students drop out because they cannot afford basic necessities like…
Read More#RealCollege Recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education Regarding the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
This statement should be attributed to Sara Goldrick-Rab and Carrie R. Welton Download the PDF April 8, 2020 The U.S. Department of Education faces a critical and urgent task: implementation of the recently enacted Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security…
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