The Relationship Between a Campus Food Pantry and Academic Success at a Public University

Food insecurity (FI) is associated with lower academic performance in university students. This research aimed to describe the relationship between a campus food pantry and academic performance, describe the characteristics of student pantry shoppers (PSs), and develop a model to predict academic su...

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Published in:	Social Sciences
Main Authors:	Linda Fergus, Di Gao, Kathleen Gilbert, Tabbetha Lopez
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Subjects:	food insecurity academic success campus food pantry COVID-19 pandemic
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/13/11/587

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