Student-Parent Families at the Center

Speakers: Theresa Anderson and Kate Westaby (Urban Institute), Maria Williamson (New York University)
Students with dependent children have represented about one in four college students in the United States for at least two decades. But their demographics and the complexity of their resource and support needs have only started to receive attention among colleges and the broader public relatively recently. Prior efforts to conduct research on student parents have largely focused on individual issues, taking a siloed approach to policy and systems change. The Student-Parent Families at the Center Framework offers an alternative perspective, positioning policies and systems in relation to one another. By centering parenting students at their families, this Framework details the intersection of a wide range of policies, programs, and issues as families as they pursue college and career pathways.
From Wednesday, May 1st, 2024