By Katie Stewart | Reporter Is the face of the “normal” college student changing? Or has it already changed? I often find myself meeting students like me who are a few extra years out of high school than a lot of our peers, supporting themselves and struggling to balance not just work and life, but also school and life, too. Are we non-traditional students, or are we becoming the new norm? The National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) acknowledges the changes and the challenge to appropriately define a non-traditional student. “Age acts as a surrogate variable that captures a large,…
Author: Katie Stewart
By Katie Stewart | Reporter After 80 years since the establishment of the Waco Housing Authority, changes are underway to convert from serving as public housing to Section 8 voucher program.Section 8 is a mobilizing program that allows low-income families to choose private rental housing options. The program helps over 1.4 million households in the United States,” says the US Department of Housing and Urban Development website.The Waco Housing Authority, chartered by Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is a branch of the federally operated program and acts as the landlord and maintenance structure for the housing sites.Milet Hopping,…
After 75 years of legacy, Cooper Foundation Executive Director Felicia Goodman talks race equity initiatives, non-profit lobbying and more.
Dr. Matt Bradshaw includes food pantry on his syllabus. Sue Mock, a former student says that after completing her sociology project in his class, food insecurities at Baylor is a real thing.