Behind every policy is a student whose life is shaped by it. This is one story—and a call to action for all of us. By Abby Diaz, student at a college in the Northeast, and Abbey Ivey, Student-Ready Strategies On many campuses, student involvement in policy is treated more like a box to check than a genuine partnership. Meetings happen, policies get passed, and the student voice ends up as a line in the minutes rather than a force in the outcome. I have seen this happen firsth

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