Food insecurity (FI) is a commonly understood issue in colleges including Oregon State University (OSU), yet examining FI yields deeper complexities of great interest. Food insecurity at OSU is a symptom in a greater complex of basic needs pressures experienced by students in the higher education system, including financial, social,...
Despite the clear negative impact of high textbook costs on students, limits including space, funding, and policies prevent many academic libraries from fully supporting textbook collections. Partnering with other campus units on textbook lending requires creative thinking but can provide students access to other services in addition to the books...
In conversations about social change, community-based coalitions can be identified
as one of the driving factors in multi-level changes. Coalitions can be defined as
groups of people, organizations, countries, etc. united for a common goal. Coalitions
initially form to complete a common purpose, but also to build lasting connections for...