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Inside Higher Ed, June 11, 2017
Why is it that meal plans are covered by financial aid at elite universities but cafeteria meals at community colleges aren't?

Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2017
Five common mistakes people make when paying for college

Time, June 1, 2017
The case for community college

Odyssey, May 31, 2017
The truth behind why UC Davis students are only eating one meal a day

Washington Post, May 26, 2017
Public servants took jobs counting on loan forgiveness. Trump might stiff them.

Marketplace, May 26, 2017
Should the Treasury take charge of managing student loans?

Huffpost, May 23, 2017
5 troubling statistics about homelessness that you should know

MagnifyMoney, May 16, 2017
13 college costs you don't think about

The Tower, May 5, 2017
Formerly homeless student's story reveals "hidden group" on college campuses

Young Invincibles, May 2, 2017
Student hunger isn't character building, it's dangerous

Indiana University, Office of the President, April 10, 2017
Fixing student debt: A common-sense approach

Mic, May 1, 2017
5 smart tuition hacks to cut the growing cost of college

New York Times, April 28, 2017
As college deadlines near, families wonder what they can pay

The Temple News, April 18, 2017
University looks into food insecurity

The Orange County Register, April 15, 2017
Tackling college student homelessness and housing insecurity

New York Times, April 11, 2017
New York's free-tuition program will help traditional, but not typical, students

Yes! Magazine, April 10, 2017
How to reinflate the dream of college-for-all

The Christian Science Monitor, April 10, 2017
A first: New York will offer free tuition at all four-year state colleges for qualifying families

Flipboard.com, April 3, 2017
College is so expensive, this 27-year-old rocket scientist created a homeless shelter for students

Cape Cod TImes, March 28, 2017
Cape college fills need with food pantry for students, faculty

New York Times, March 17, 2017
Navigating our shameful, maddeningly complex student aid system

Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2017
The 'administrative fiction' of faculty workloads

New York Times, February 20, 2017
For-profit schools, an Obama target, see new day under Trump

New York Times,  February 17, 2017
College Costs Too Much? N.Y.U. Paves Way to Graduate Faster

NPR, February 8, 2017
The number of hungry and homeless students rises along with college costs

The Marc Steiner Show, February 3, 2017
College Access and Affordability

Green Bay Press-Gazette, January 30, 2017
'Degrees of Debt' prompts research on college debt

Time.com, January 18, 2017
Here's why food is so insanely expensive at college

Inside Higher Ed, January 13, 2017
Coming in 2017: Colleges and universities should prepare for seven key trends in the new year

The Christian Science Monitor, January 3, 2017
Test-lab states: New York's groundbreaking plan for free college

Metro, January 3, 2017
Bernie Sanders joins Cuomo to unveil plan for free tuition at CUNY and SUNY schools

American Federation of Teachers, December 2, 2016
Hunger on campus: Food insecurity goes to college

WUWM Milwaukee, November 29, 2016
Real food, not ramen: Today's college students are more food insecure than ever

The Sound of Ideas, November 23, 2016
College hunger, homelessness, and preparing hot meals for those in need

Circa, November 22, 2016
This college opened a food pantry for students skipping meals to make ends meet

Inside Higher Ed, November 22, 2016
Battling student hunger

Washington Post, November 9, 2016
Trump's win leaves Obama's higher education reforms in doubt

MarketWatch, November 9, 2016
What will the student loan system look like under Trump?

New York Times, October 31, 2016
Two candidates, two approaches to fixing the student debt problem

Milwaukee Public Radio, October 24, 2016
Former UW professor reflects on her transition out of Wisconsin

NEA Today, October 26, 2016
'Starving student' stereotype is no joke: Hunger on college campuses is growing

MarketWatch, October 20, 2016
Why a crowdfunding site is giving out $10,000 scholarships

The Capital Times, October 7, 2016
New survey finds nearly half of college students go hungry

The Atlantic, September 30, 2016
The unnecessarily mysterious cost of college

The Daily Cardinal, September 24, 2016
Wisconsin HOPE Lab addresses poverty facing undergraduate students

American Federation of Teachers, September 27, 2016
Faculty-run fund helps need students stay in school

The Atlantic, September 26, 2016
Why segregation in college increases after freshman year

The Capital Times, September 21, 2016
Moving on up: High-end student apartments are changing more than just Madison's skyline

The GW Hatchet, September 19, 2016
Food pantry to open in response to campus dining insecurity

NASFAA, September 14, 2016
Study: Existence of financial aid alone won't solve affordability problem

How Housing Matters, September 13, 2016
Strategies for colleges and universities to help students with housing instability

Center for Law and Social Policy, September 13, 2016
New HUD guidebook for higher ed institutions targets costs of living

Medium, August 12, 2016
In college with no place to stay

The Badger Herald, August 10, 2016
Impacts of Walker's UW performance funding plan remain unclear

The Capital Times, August 9, 2016
UW-Madison student featured in Glamour article on student homelessness

Education Dive, July 28, 2016
Measuring the impact: Food insecurity hits schools nationwide, stretches into higher ed

The Huffington Post, July 25, 2016
Debt-free college isn't as simple as waiving tuition

The Mercury News, July 24, 2016
Homeless and hungry in college: Not just a 'ramen-noodle' problem

Inside Higher Education, July 18, 2016
Paper: Aid deadlines hurt low-income students

BBC, July 16, 2016
Is gap-year volunteering a luxury for the rich?

Demos, July 12, 2016
Out of reach? How a shared definition of college affordability exposes a crisis for low-income students

The Washington Post, July 6, 2016
Not everyone agrees on Hillary Clinton's big, bold plan for college affordability

The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 6, 2016
When $300 would keep a student from dropping out

Edudemic, July 5, 2016
Homelessness in college

The Atlantic, July 1, 2016
Taking more courses may help solve the college debt crisis

Civil Eats, June 23, 2016
A striking number of college students are food insecure. Can campus farms help?

The Huffington Post, June 21, 2016
An alarming number of Cal State students go hungry, and the university if trying to find ways to help

EdSurge, June 17, 2016
Books or bread? Not with OER degree programs

Good Call, June 9, 2016
Are estimated college costs making the student debt problem worse?

The Washington Post, June 8, 2016
This chart tells a fascinating story about higher education

Inside Higher Ed, June 7, 2016
Confessions of a community college dean

Connecticut by the Numbers, June 4, 2016
Do community college students go begging?

ThinkProgress, May 30, 2016
How unnecessary paperwork leaves homeless college students behind

Tampa Bay Times, May 27, 2016
That line about college kids surviving on Ramen? No longer funny at many Florida schools

Truth-Out, May 26, 2016
Students with nowhere to stay: Homelessness on college campuses

Wisconsin State Journal, May 24, 2016
MATC hopes free tuition program will help local students 'see that college is possible'

Educational Writers Association, May 18, 2016
Hunger on campus

The Washington Post, May 16, 2016
For the poor in the Ivy League, a full ride isn't always what they imagined

Stamford Advocate, May 14, 2016
Stamford college students benefit from campus pantry

KQED Education, May 6, 2016
How can we protect youth from homelessness?

EdCentral, May 5, 2016
More than tuition:Today's students and institutional incentives for setting yearly budgets

NASFAA Student Aid Perspectives, April 22, 2016
Public, means-tested benefits can help low-income students make ends meet

Diverse Issues in Higher Education, April 14, 2016
Retention grant keeping dreams alive at Georgia State

Marketwatch, April 5, 2015
When can a few hundred dollars change your life?

FiveThirtyEight, March 30, 2016
Shut up about Harvard

Politico, March 28, 2016
Where mental health goes unaddressed

The Oracle, March 25, 2016
Students shouldn't have to choose between class and dinner

Marketplace, March 24, 2016
A new approach to increasing low-income college grads

Philly.com, March 13, 2016
Colleges help students in a pinch

Inside Higher Ed, March 2, 2016
Survey: Half of community college students report mental health problems

Nerd Wallet, February 25, 2016
Student loan borrowing is skyrocketing for black students - here's why and what to do about it

The Capital Times, February 24, 2016
Leaning back in: over a year after losing her race for governor, Mary Burke is pursuing a new passion

The Atlantic, February 24, 2016
How low-income students are fitting in at elite colleges

Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2016
Poorest students feel the bite of rising college costs

Academe Blog, February 18, 2016
Hunger on campus

NPR, February 17, 2016
Fact check: Bernie Sanders promises free college? Will it work?

Linked in, February 17, 2016
Why free college is not a big public giveaway

The Badger Herald, February 8, 2016
Experts weigh in on UW's support of higher education

Residential Architect, February 4, 2016
Students per square foot: Student housing's battleground presents an opportunity for architects

Capital Times, February 3, 2016 
Priced out: Low-income students struggle to meet costs, participate in college community

UC Food Observer, January 28, 2016
Will cooking and nutrition education for college students increase food security?

MarketWatch, January 27, 2016
Why students missed out on $2.7 billion in financial aid last year

WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio, January 20, 2016
When did college become so expensive?

Wisconsin State Journal, December 20, 2015
Food pantry on campus to feed needy UW-Madison students

The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 8, 2015
Sometimes I cry: A ground-level view of student poverty

MarketWatch, December 7, 2015
These beautiful student apartment buildings will make you envious

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, December 4, 2015
Closing the gap

ABC News, November 27, 2015
Local free community college plans may be template for U.S.

Star Tribune, November 14, 2015
Rosenblum: A troubling “social-class gap” in college gap-year studies

Hechinger Report, November 13, 2015
Sanders’ free college plan would take from the rich to give to the rich

Hechinger Report, November 9, 2015
Experts want to tackle college affordability by first defining “affordable,” which is harder than it sounds

La Voz, October 5, 2015
Internships are key to professional success but Latino students struggle to obtain them

The Christian Science Monitor, October 1, 2015
Why many students might not be choosing “right” college

Munchies, September 29, 2015
America’s college students are still broke and hungry as hell

Education Dive, September 29, 2015
Wisconsin HOPE Lab highlights states per student ed funding disparities

The Daily Iowan, September 25, 2015
FAFSA change may help

myDayton Daily News, September 5, 2015
Housing costs surge amid campus building boom

Sara Goldrick-Rab recommended for Twitter Follow for “Ed Researchers who want to reach out to the news media.” Read more.

The Mash, April 29, 2015
Living expenses surprise new students, families

Blue Jean Nation, April 18, 2015
Free college is both possible and necessary

Tweet from James Rotering (@jrotering) , March 1, 2015
"As the parent of a college student, I greatly enjoy it when @saragoldrickrab occasionally goes on a #FAFSA RT bender."

Inside Higher Ed, February 24, 2015
The Right FAFSA Reform

Catalyst Chicago, February 24, 2015
Another Step for Free College

The Washington Post, January 30, 2015
Going to public college isn't as affordable as it used to be

Star Tribune, January 29, 2015
Who benefits the most from 'free' college tuition?

The Daily Cardinal, November 24, 2014 
A new campus food pantry at UW-Madison

The Badger Herald, November 20, 2014
ASM funded food pantry would benefit campus

Tweet from Dan Greestein (@dan_greenstein) affordable #highered - the new disruption bit.ly/1q3MgPF

Madison.com, November 3, 2014
High costs leave some UW-Madison, Madison College students without money for housing.

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