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Why the answer to the $64,000 question is … $64,000: How much do students need to live on?

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By ‘need to live’ we don’t mean just avoiding poverty; nor do we mean living in plush comfort. We mean having around enough income to be safe, warm and decently fed, to be able to buy necessary course-related items and to be able to get involved with the non-academic side of university life, perhaps by joining a society or two.

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Delivering civic value to communities – the impact of UK universities’ social science research

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Research on child poverty led to changes in legislation and local authority policies in Scotland. As a direct result, approximately 120,000 children annually who are living in poverty across Scotland now have access to a £100 school clothing grant.

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University of Virginia Law Establishes Education Rights Institute

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“The data show that more than half of the states give the same or less funding to school districts with high concentrations of poverty, which is the exact opposite of what the research says to do — give more resources to school districts with greater poverty,” Robinson said.

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Single Parents Breaking Barriers Through Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The success stories of our single-parent graduates depict the college’s commitment to empowering this essential and continuously expanding group of people to break the cycle of poverty and establish a legacy of success by earning a college degree.

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Ireland set sights on international scholars & grads

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Harris said, “At a time when countries begin to look inward, I hope this strategy sends a clear message of Ireland’s commitment to continue to be a global, diverse society and for some a beacon of hope and educational opportunity. “We

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Report: Over 500 Years To Black Economic Equality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

King would talk about African Americans in 1963 being in an island of poverty in the midst of an ocean of prosperity," said Asan Dedrick Asante-Muhammad is the chief of race, wealth, and community for the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. te-Muhammad. Included in the report is progress that has been made since the 1960s.

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Jennifer Jones Austin Appointed Visiting Scholar at New York University Silver School of Social Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jennifer Jones Austin Jones Austin, a leader in anti-poverty and social justice policy, advocacy, and law, will work to develop curricula, advance social work policy and poverty initiatives, and deepen the school’s community engagement. That’s why I like to call myself a lawyer with a social worker’s heart.