Statistical Reports

Wood, J. L., & Harris III, F. (2017)

Five Critical Facts about men of color and Food insecurity in community colleges. San Diego, CA: Community College Equity Assessment Lab.

Harris III, F., Felix, E. R., Bensimon, E. M., Wood, J. L., Mercado, A., Monge, O. & Falcon, V. (2017)

Supporting men of color in community colleges: An examination of promising practices and California student equity plans. San Francisco, CA: College Futures Foundation.

Blevins, D. (2018)

Experiences with Housing Insecurity Among African American Women in Community College. San Diego, CA: Community College Equity Assessment Lab.

The Seven Centers Report (2014)

Advancing the success of boys and men of color: Recommendations for policy makers. Contributions from The Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education, Minority Male Community College Collaborative, Morehouse Research Institute, Project MALES and the Texas Education Consortium for Male Students of Color, Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male, Black Male Institute, Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory. San Diego, CA: Printing Office.

Frank Harris III & J. Luke Wood San Diego State University Community College Equity Assessment Lab (2022)

Increasing the Enrollment, Retention and Success of men of color in community collges: A Framework for Policy and Institutional Responsibility

Mental Health and Community College Students of Color

There is an ongoing demographic revolution in higher education in the United States, and the state of mental health in this group is a crucial public health issue. Students of color are more likely than white students to attend community college¹ and more than half of community college students are students of color

Food and Housing Reports

Wood, J. L., Harris III, F., & Delgado, N. R. (2016)

Struggling to survive – striving to succeed: Food and housing insecurities in the community college. San Diego, CA: Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL).

ADDENDUM

Prevalence of Insecurities: Percentage of students by race, reporting insecurities.

A Helping Hand

How The California Community Colleges Are Addressing Insecurities.

PRESS RELEASE

Struggling to survive – striving to succeed: Food and housing insecurities in the community college. A new study finds that approximately one-third of community college students experience the threat of homelessness and housing instability and twelve percent face the threat of hunger. More than 70% of these students are in remedial math courses. “The findings are just common sense, if you are more concerned about where your next meal is or where you can lay your head at night than classroom success, it will impact your grades. That’s the collegiate experience for a significant portion of college students, much more than we anticipated.” said Dr. Luke Wood. “When faced with the real threat of hunger or homelessness their focus is survival before success.” These findings are among many new insights featured in a new report that is helping to create awareness of the challenges that many college students face during the holiday season and throughout the academic year. The report, Struggling to survive: Striving to succeed: Food and housing insecurities in the community college, released by the Community College Equity Assessment Lab (CCEAL) at San Diego State University is among the first research efforts to show who is adversely exposed to food and housing insecurities in California.

Black Minds Project

When They Teach Us: The Education of Black Children in San Diego (November 4, 2019)

Get Out! Black Male Suspensions in California Public Schools (February 20, 2018)

Outside Looking In: Suspension as a Form of Exclusion in San Diego County (February 27, 2018)

The Capitol of Suspensions Examining the Racial Exclusion of Black Males in Sacramento County (June 12, 2018)

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