The State of Student Support Services

About this episode

This episode discusses how colleges can better support students' basic needs and reimagine their support services.

What does it mean for colleges to be “student ready”? In this episode of Higher Voltage, Kevin Tyler talks with RAND researcher Lindsay Daugherty about meeting students’ basic needs — food, housing, mental health — and how institutions can reimagine support services, shift their messaging, and build trust that keeps students enrolled.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Tyler

Guest: Lindsay Daugherty

Topics covered

• student support services
• basic needs
• food security
• housing
• mental health
• trust building
• college readiness

Keywords

• student support
• colleges
• basic needs
• mental health
• housing
• food security
• trust
• enrollment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RAND

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