thought leadership

Watch videos, listen to podcasts and read articles from Sara on the urgent need to reform higher education and prioritize student basic needs.

VIDEO

HUNGRY TO LEARN | Documentary by soledad o'Brien (2020)

Paying the Price for Higher Education | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2016)

Homelessness on Campus | CBS News (2019)

Struggles Students Face | PBS (2019)

Campus Matters | New York Times Higher Ed FOrum (2017)

The Challenge of College Affordability | U.S. Senate hearing (2012)

South by Southwest Edu keynote (2017)

College is creating poverty | TEDx Philadelphia (2019)

Ending Hunger in America | U.S. House of Representatives hearing (2022)

students are humans first | Austin community college (2024)

matter of fact with soledad o'brien (2018)

conversation with Mark Cuban about student success (2014)

studying while hungry

philadelphia city council (2025)

sussman lecture, iowa (2025)

Podcasts

ARTICLES

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