UWN
A few years ago, a professor teaching at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) – one of the most prestigious public universities in the United States – revealed that he was homeless. Despite holding a doctoral degree and teaching at an institution associated with academic excellence and social mobility, he could not afford housing in the city where he worked. Media reports described how he slept in his car, showered at a gym and continued teaching classes while navigating the realities of homelessness.