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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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Rallying The Community After their conversation with Curry, the student leaders called on their community at Compton College for support. Under Currys leadership, their efforts grew into a larger task force committed to addressing housing, food, and basic needs for the student body. This was not just about providing resources.

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Making Equity a Priority

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The school ultimately became a satellite campus of the El Camino Community College District in 2006 but has since regained its accreditation and its independence. Equity Avengers came to be through leadership and relationship-building, says Luster, who is now president and CEO of Luster Higher Ed Group. Gilkerson agrees.

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After Settlement with Howard University, Students Call for Sweeping Changes

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He became Mr. Freshman, part of Howard’s Royal Court that promotes campus leadership, representing the best of the best. So, Ross met with Howard’s student services, where he was told his only option would be to withdraw from his classes. It was fall 2016 and the nation was alive with activism in the wake of Donald J.