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Item Food Policy: Understanding Food Insecurity Risk Factors And The Food Environment On An HBCU Campus(2018) Dodo, Kodjo Adam; O'Keefe, Anne Marie; Public Health and Policy; Doctor of Public HealthFood is a basic need for human survival. Food insecurity occurs when individuals in households consistently have inadequate access to nutritious food that may result in hunger, starvation, serious health problems, and even death. In 2015, approximately 12.7% of American households were food insecure. However, the incidence of food insecurity among college students is 2 to 5 times higher. To address this gap in research, the study examines college students’ food insecurity risk factors and the proportion of those with inadequate access to food. A mix method design of focus group and survey data were conducted in spring 2016. Study participants were active Morgan State University (MSU) students, age 18 and older who were enrolled before 2016. Data were collected from focus group participants (n=20) and surveyed subjects (n=285). Study results showed that most students were dissatisfied with MSU’s meal plan, the available food choices, and food service locations. Nearly half (55%) of students surveyed were food insecure. The study also found that 38.9% of food insecure students had failed a least one course during the semester, 9.8% had a grade point average below 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale), and 25.7% would not graduate on time as planned. The findings from this research indicate that food insecurity is prevalent among college students and is closely related to their well-being and educational experience. To minimize food insecurity impacts, higher academic institutions should monitor their campus foodservice system and meal plan services as well as students’ financial needs more closely each semester.Item "We Bring Thee Our Laurels Whatever They Be:" A Concise History Of Morgan State Student-Led Protest(2017) Barrett, Simone Renee; Newman-Ham, Debra Newman; History and Geography; Doctor of PhilosophyBlack students were major contributors in the fight for equality and civil rights. By the mid-1930s black college students were members of the “National Student League and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Youth and College division. These black colleges were places primed for a youth movement to develop. These campuses provided a ready-made army of students willing to march, protest, sit-in and in some instances die for the equality of all Americans. Most Americans, black and white, are aware of the student-led protest at the Woolworth's led by North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College students, the Free Speech Movement at University of California-Berkeley and the anti-war (Vietnam) protests at Kent State in Ohio. However, many Americans are unaware of the student-led protests prior to 1960 involving students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). This dissertation is a study of the various generations of student activism that made Morgan State a forerunner in transforming youth culture and restructuring the social, political, and economic landscape of America. Not only did these students protest in the communities but also on their campus, which resulted in both changes to Morgan's and society's policies. This dissertation incorporates the most recent research in social movement history to examine the Civil Rights Movement in Baltimore and throughout the state of Maryland, with a focus on the impact of Morgan student activism. This activism began 1930s with Morgan students' involvement with the “National Student League” and with the creation of the Morgan NAACP chapter. Morganites have continued their crusade for civil, human, and equal rights to present day and have addressed the issues that plague African American communities. The study will examine the racial climate of “Jim Crow” era Baltimore and Maryland, and the problems the student population encountered attending an institution of higher education for blacks, situated in an all-white community and funded by a majority white state legislature. In order to capture a portrait of several generations and movements in flux, this dissertation will additionally explore the formation of Morgan's NAACP chapter and the Civic Interest Group, This work will analyze the unique impact of female activists, the evolution of student activists' agendas, strategies, and tactics; while examining relationships between the students and the other (adult) civil rights organizations. Lastly, this study will delve into the racial climate in Maryland, specifically Baltimore in recent years and its impact on Morgan's students. The objective of this study is to revise the history associated with black college activism to include Morgan State's contributions, while redefining the perception of black colleges and the protests led by these students.