Building a tight-knit community one haircut at a time On-campus barbershop events have become a source of community, belonging, and great haircuts for Georgetown University’s Black male students. Read > $33M to boost efforts to rescue scholars endangered by natural disasters, war A new gift to the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund will increase its efforts to protect and support scholars from Ukraine, Gaza, and other regions facing large-scale crises so they can continue their work in safety. Read > ‘We’ve created a precedent that these students can thrive’ A Massachusetts-based nonprofit called The Calculus Project is challenging assumptions about who can and should succeed in advanced high school math. Read > Which supports are making a difference for low-income students? The Hechinger Report highlights how financial assistance, academic support, and practices that encourage learning and community are key to four colleges’ success in graduating low-income students. Read > Tracking college closures: More colleges are shutting down as enrollment drops > Motivating students who have some college but no credential > How hard will colleges work for racial diversity? > At selective colleges, fewer students are disclosing race in their applications > A shortage of Hispanic doctors has far-reaching impact on health care in Latino communities > How U.S. plans to recognize colleges for student success > Report: Best practices in re-entry, re-integration of formerly incarcerated students > USF St. Petersburg offers housing credit to students displaced by Hurricane Milton > CSU creates a national model for supporting student parents > Gov. Hochul announces free college applications for NY students in major affordability push >