Described by officials as a “values statement,” President Biden’s 2024 budget proposal seeks a $10.8B increase for the U.S. Department of Education, including proposals to increase financial aid awards, provide tuition-free community college, and bolster mental health and basic needs supports for college students.
The combination of stressors faced by student-athletes can increase their risk for mental health challenges that jeopardize their academic success, as well as their competitive edge. Hiring diverse athletics staff, encouraging openness, and building a culture of care can help, experts say.
From national trends in student finances and mental health to the groundbreaking work taking place on Georgetown’s campuses, our 2022 stories captured critical developments shaping access and affordability in higher education.
Professors are re-examining their approach to deadlines and rigid late-work policies to meet the needs of students who are facing complex mental health, financial, and personal challenges.
Across the country, first-year students are feeling unprepared for college coursework and struggling to overcome mental health concerns. Colleges and universities are redoubling their efforts to meet students’ needs.
In the wake of campus closures, colleges and universities are transitioning to online counseling to support students’ mental health in unique settings and across state borders.
Many high school counselors are trained to address student mental health and wellness, not college and career planning—a gap felt most acutely by first-generation and low-income students.
First-gen policy student Tony Parsons (MPM’24) discusses how his time with the National Urban Fellows Program at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy has advanced his work as a passionate advocate for underrepresented and underserved populations.
As Texas’s anti-DEI law takes effect, public universities in the state are closing and rebranding centers that once explicitly supported LGBTQ+ students and others from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Experts say those changes are stripping away resources for students who need them the most.
Finding that the pandemic made a large and lasting dent in their student organizations, colleges are working to increase participation in hopes of reducing students’ social isolation and boosting their academic success, wellbeing, and life skills.
From the Supreme Court decision ending affirmative action in college admissions to the launch of Georgetown’s Called to Be campaign, our 2023 coverage was full of big moments.
Latine students were more likely than their peers to report struggling to stay in college, according to a new study by the Lumina Foundation and Gallup.