The effects of inadequate food, housing, and health care on student attrition

Researchers at CUNY SPH have published a study highlighting the compounded effects of unmet needs for housing, food, health care, and mental health treatment on CUNY students’ academic success and persistence to graduation. This critical research aims to guide higher education institutions in developing targeted support mechanisms to promote student health and degree attainment. Published in the Journal of Urban Health, the study was conducted by doctoral student Jenna Sanborn, along with faculty Heidi Jones, Meredith Manze, and Nicholas Freudenberg, and Tara Twiste, operations director at the CUNY Office of Applied Research, Evaluation, and Data Analytics. The team analyzed survey Read More