Precarity, or the condition of continual wage insecurity, is shaping a generation of U.S. college students that suffer continually under poor material conditions, exploitative work schedules, and institutions that do not recognize their precarity. Lamiyah Bahrainwala grounds the latter point--that higher education does not recognize the needs of its student precariat--in the argument that such institutions are oriented toward the specter of the "traditional student." Bahrainwala examines the discursive construct of the "traditional student," and how it deploys rhetorics of citizenship that deepen exclusions and contribute to student precarity in U.S. higher education. National survey data reveal that college students in the U.S. are experiencing acute precarities on multiple fronts. A startling 60% were food-insecure in 2019, with more students of color, students in 2-year colleges, and LGBTQ+ students reporting food insecurity. Over two-thirds of all U.S. students graduate with an average of $30,000 in debt at a time when an undergraduate degree has all but become a requirement for an entry-level job. Additionally, a quarter of all university students work full-time to put themselves through college, while 40% work at least 30 hours a week. Bahrainwala, calls upon institutions of higher education to reimagine the concept of the "traditional student" toward a culture of "intentional diversity" to include things such as preparing career services departments to work with individuals who are relatively advanced in their careers or seeking employment that can meet their dependents' needs. Reimagining could look like campus health centers affirming commitment toward the needs of families of more mature citizens, and offering services such as family planning in addition to just birth control. Such moves, would actively signal a reconceptualizing of the profile of the "traditional student." Such discursive interventions, which focus on recreating the traditional student, can help recruit students who may otherwise self-select out of applying to particular universities. If institutions recruit a critical mass of such (formerly) "nontraditional" students, they will be forced to confront new needs and reap the increased benefits that come from diverse student populations.