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Universities have long stated their intent to hire more Black faculty, but very few institutions have made significant progress.

The Community Scholars Program at Georgetown University has supported low-income, multicultural, first-generation students for 50 years this week.

This week Georgetown celebrated 50 years of support for for first-generation students through the Community Scholars Program.

Higher education leaders gathered last week for a session on test-optional admissions policies, just one day after the University of California said it will study whether standardized tests predict college…

Colleges and universities are investing significantly in campus food pantries, according to a new report published by The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice.

Officials say the decision will capitalize on the Common App’s broad reach to grow the college-encouragement programs launched by former first lady Michelle Obama.

A new study finds that that college students with preschool-age children face steep obstacles to graduation and calls for increasing access to convenient, affordable childcare.

Signaling that free-college programs could be moving into the mainstream, a number of candidates are running on college-affordability proposals this election cycle.

A new report finds that many colleges—a number of them in states with a high proportion of Black residents—are “failing black students” across four equity indicators.

In a special report on geographic diversity, The Chronicle of Higher Education explores how a college’s location affects its mission, its ability to recruit students and faculty members, and its…