President Joe Biden’s new $1.8 trillion spending plan features more than $300 billion in higher education investments intended to increase college affordability and close equity gaps.
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Could newly codified NJ program offer a model for free community college?
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed into law a program covering community college tuition and fees for students with household incomes of $65,000 or less, and officials say the approach could provide a national model.
Peer programs connect food-insecure college students with SNAP benefits
Recognizing that their peers may not be aware of—or comfortable seeking out—food assistance benefits, college students are launching navigator programs that reduce stigma and increase access to basic necessities.
Emergency aid app sees rapid uptake as colleges try to help students in crisis
The pandemic has exacerbated financial challenges for college students across the nation. Edquity, the emergency aid platform, has been helping institutions deliver emergency aid to students efficiently and without judgment.
Medical schools see 18 percent jump in applicants
A record number of people applied to medical school this year, many inspired by the health care providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
How can colleges reach stopped-out students amid COVID-19?
The transition to online learning during the coronavirus pandemic may turn out to have a positive impact on the re-enrollment of students who have earned some college credit but no degree.
Students launch mutual aid networks to meet financial, basic needs
Seeking to support each other at a time of great strain, students at colleges and universities across the nation are launching mutual aid networks to pool resources and rapidly distribute them to peers in need.
Stranded credits stand between millions of former students and a college degree
Around 6.6 million former college students have earned academic credits that they can’t claim because their institution withholds transcripts in the event of an outstanding balance—and very few programs exist to help.
Georgetown report analyzes ‘dollars and sense’ of free-college plans
A new analysis from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce looks at the costs of several free-college models, including the plan put forth by Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, finding that Biden’s plan would pay for itself within a decade.
Is the free college movement losing momentum?
At least two states have said they are—or are considering—cutting back their free college programs. Will more states follow suit?
Colleges revisit tuition, fees as fall semester comes into focus
Dozens of institutions will hold prices steady this year, while a small number, including Georgetown, have announced plans to reduce tuition as they start the academic year in virtual mode.
New study calls on colleges to draw back curtain on indirect expenses
A new report reveals wide variation in how institutions of higher learning calculate and communicate indirect expenses—such as off-campus housing, transportation, school supplies, laptops, and food beyond college meal plans—to prospective and current students.