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The number of white students attending U.S. colleges and universities has fallen over the last decade, outpacing enrollment losses for other racial groups, according to a new analysis by The…

In the 1970s, Congress committed to funding a higher education system for Indigenous students. The nation has not delivered on that promise, and “tribal college campuses are falling apart,” ProPublica…

First-generation students make up 38% of the Class of 2028 at Ohio Wesleyan University. An alumna hopes her $12 million estate commitment will support their success at an institution that…

In September, the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)-Georgetown Paralegal Program awarded Paralegal Studies certificates to 13 Fellows, with keynote remarks from CNN’s Jake Tapper.

Graduate school can open doors to career advancement. But a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce finds that transparency and accountability are needed to…

Higher education experts speaking at a recent conference urged U.S. colleges and universities to improve their outreach to small-town and rural students and strengthen pathways to a college degree.

In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Huriya Jabbar and Lauren Schudde, authors of a new book on repairing the college transfer process, discuss the role four-year public institutions play in…

Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences recently featured Assistant Teaching Professor Michelle Bertke for her community outreach work focused on bringing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) experiences to…

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid began its first phase of testing on Oct. 1 with around 1,000 high school seniors. Experts hope the approach will lead to a…

University of California researchers say an additional Pell Grant based on household wealth could help close racial gaps in college attendance and completion.