Two Georgetown grads reflect on increasing visibility and support for first-generation college students Recent Georgetown graduates Lisa Kennedy (C’25) and Michelle Ramos (C’25) look back on their time as co-presidents of the Georgetown Scholars Program and how the program helped them embrace their identities as first-generation college students. Read > Education Department moves to cut funding for Minority-Serving Institutions, reroute resources to ‘administration priorities’ The Department of Education announced it will eliminate $350 million in federal grant programs for Minority-Serving Institutions, which include Hispanic-Serving Institutions; Predominantly Black Institutions; and colleges serving Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Asian American, and Native American Pacific Islander students. Read > College Board scraps admissions tool offering socioeconomic data on students’ high schools, neighborhoods The cancellation of the online dashboard called Landscape comes after increased scrutiny of how schools use economic and demographic data in college admissions. Read > Addressing the U.S. economy’s impending skills gap By 2032, over 5 million more workers with postsecondary education will retire than enter the workforce, leading to a skills shortage in critical occupations that could hinder the nation’s economic growth, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. Read > Trump administration withholds $660M for college access programs > The last mile: How $1,270 can change a life forever > Socioeconomic differences among high schools drive gap in college outcomes > Graduate job market hits five-year low as skills gap widens between higher ed and employers > Colleges must embed career purpose throughout student journey, new report urges > Scaling up: Expanding basic needs support for students > Dual enrollment leads to more college acceptances, greater financial awards > Caregiving duties could make parenting students more likely to withdraw from college, survey finds > Tufts University offers tuition-free education for qualifying students > Football fantasy: Colleges add sports to bring men, but it doesn’t always work >