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Half of NM College Students Struggle with Food and Housing Insecurity

September 26, 2024
Three individuals engaged in a discussion on a television set with a large screen displaying "New Mexico in Focus" in the background. They are seated in a studio setting with blue curtains.

9.27.24 – Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with two authors of a recent report that shows more than half of New Mexico college and university students struggle with food and housing insecurity. Sarita Cargas, founder of UNM’s Basic Needs Project, and Patricia Trujillo, deputy secretary of the state’s Higher Education Department, tell Lou how systemic…

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Food and Housing Insecurity at NM Colleges

September 26, 2024
A wooden bridge crosses a pond with calm water, leading to a building surrounded by green trees and bushes.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, Senior Producer Lou DiVizio speaks with two authors of a recent report that shows more than half of New Mexico college and university students struggle with food and housing insecurity. Sarita Cargas, founder of UNM’s Basic Needs Project, and Patricia Trujillo, deputy secretary of the state’s Higher Education…

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