Students

Campus food pantries are working to address basic needs insecurity as college students confront higher living expenses and new financial barriers to higher education.

Colleges are reducing barriers students typically face when transferring from a two- to four-year institution, The Washington Post reports.

New York City officials are working to allocate more funds to an existing college savings program to boost higher education access for children with the greatest need.

The growth in postsecondary enrollment was concentrated at public institutions, while graduate programs lost master’s degree students and international students.

College students who have spent time in the foster care system are finding much-needed resources through campus-based programs. Federal lawmakers also have introduced measures to boost that support, according to…

Rural and small-town students often have a fraught relationship with higher education. Amherst College is one of several institutions working to improve their outreach and support.

Tanya Tkachenko (SFS’26) left Ukraine at the brink of war with a dream to study in the U.S. at Georgetown University. Support from fellow Hoyas helped her endure and thrive.

Some students who are U.S. citizens but have undocumented parents are opting not to complete their financial aid applications, fearing that information they provide might put their family at risk…

Recent graduate Alondra Herrera-Esquivel (SFS’25) reflects on the friendships she forged as an undergraduate in Georgetown’s Community Scholars Program, and the program’s role in preparing first-generation students for a new…

More than half of college students say they have faced financial difficulties that limit their ability to meet basic needs.