A new report evaluates state financial aid programs and identifies how certain criteria for awarding aid can lock out students from historically marginalized communities.
Diversity & Equity Archive
The push to rebrand campus DEI programs
In response to anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) laws, some colleges are finding workarounds that may provide students from underrepresented communities with the resources they need to feel a sense of belonging on campus.
NYC college recognized as leader in higher ed access and affordability
Praised by The New York Times as “an upward mobility machine,” New York’s Baruch College is one of several selective higher education institutions recognized for increasing enrollment of low-income students.
Study: Law school diversity fell ‘substantially’ after state-level affirmative action bans
A new study shows a significant decline in law school enrollment among Black and Latine students at public institutions in states that prohibited affirmative action, possibly signaling what’s ahead given the Supreme Court’s nationwide ban on race-conscious college admissions.
Defining ‘first-gen student’: New report explores complexities, limitations
A new brief explores what we can learn about students’ college preparedness by looking at the education history of each parent.
New undergraduate initiative supports advancement of women in business
Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business has launched the Kosoy Women in Business program, offering professional development workshops, mentorship opportunities, and other programming for undergraduate students interested in advancing women’s workplace issues.
The end of race-conscious scholarships?
The debate around the scope of last year’s Supreme Court ruling ending race-based affirmative action in college admissions has allowed state policymakers to push for the end of scholarships that consider applicants’ race.
Transfer enrollment rises, with large gains among underrepresented students
Experts are cautiously optimistic after a new report shows the number of students transferring from two-year community colleges to four-year higher education institutions increased in Fall 2023, particularly among historically underrepresented groups.
A friendship formed at Georgetown is the inspiration behind new book for aspiring physicians
Five Georgetown University School of Medicine alumnae share their experiences as friends, medical students, and physicians in a new book, The Game Plan: A Woman’s Guide to Becoming a Doctor and Living a Life in Medicine, which they hope will inspire a new generation of women considering careers in medicine.
How state anti-DEI laws are impacting LGBTQ+ students
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.
The access and transparency implications of differential tuition
Colleges and universities with differential tuition policies, in which students pay more for certain majors, are working to ensure they don’t create unintended barriers for students of color and first-generation, low-income college students.
No FAFSA data until March? Education officials add support amid delays.
After announcing that colleges may not receive students’ Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data until early March, Education Department officials said they are providing additional resources to help under-resourced schools and students manage the compressed financial aid process.