Students

An unprecedented disruption in SNAP benefits during the government shutdown left higher education institutions working to find ways to support students experiencing sudden food insecurity.

In Texas, the number of first-generation students applying to college has increased significantly in the last five years amid state initiatives aimed at making college more accessible and affordable.

Meet Father Lucas Sharma, S.J., a Jesuit pastoral associate in Georgetown’s LGBTQ Resource Center, who will minister to the campus community and continue his studies on religion, gender, and sexuality…

Shakila Guevara Stahl (B’15), a first-generation college graduate and alumna of the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) discusses the inspiration for and impact of the Stahl Summer Scholars Program Fund, which…

“Equity engines,” or colleges that consistently and effectively serve substantial proportions of low-income students, are clustered in just 26 states, according to a recent analysis.

A new report by the National College Attainment Network finds that most public colleges are financially out of reach for the average low-income student, especially as families face new caps…

A new club at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine helps first-generation medical students navigate the challenges of medical school and find community.

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…

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…

The cancellation of the online dashboard called Landscape comes after increased scrutiny of how schools use economic and demographic data in college admissions.