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February 20 | Spring 25 Sussman Lecture: Students Are Humans First with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab

February 20 @ 19:00 - 20:00

Students Are Humans First with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab. Sussman Lecture Series. Includes a headshot of Dr. Goldrick-Rab, a woman with brown hair, wearing a white t-shirt, smiling, standing against a brick wall.

The Harkin Institute is thrilled to announce this Fall’s Sussman Lecture, “Students Are Humans First” with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab. Dr. Goldrick-Rab will discuss the challenges students face in meeting their basic needs while earning a college education. She explored this topic in her award-winning book, Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream. The book documents the failures of policymakers and higher education institutions to make college affordable. Her scientific studies identifying and addressing college students’ basic needs for food, housing, childcare, transportation, and health supports sparked the internationally-known #RealCollege movement and inspired federal and state data collection and legislation, as well as countless privately-funded programs.

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The Harkin Institute
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harkininstitute@drake.edu

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Tom and Ruth Harkin Center
2800 University Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311 United States
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