As students enter college this fall, many will hunger for more than knowledge. Up to half of college students in recent published studies say they either are not getting enough to eat or are worried about it.
This food insecurity is most prevalent at community colleges, but it's common at public and private four-year schools as well.
Student activists and advocates in the education community have drawn attention to the problem in recent years, and the food pantries that have sprung up at hundreds of schools are perhaps the most visible sign. Some schools nationally also have instituted the Swipe Out Hungerprogram, which allows students to donate their unused meal plan vouchers, or "swipes," to other students to use at campus dining halls or food pantries.
[For more on this story by MICHELLE ANDREWS, go to https://www.npr.org/sections/h...kes-it-hard-to-focus]
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