Student Necessities

Access to reliable, affordable transportation is a basic need for college students but often goes overlooked. Supporting practical solutions can help.

A $20 million bequest from William “Bill” G. Byrnes (B’72, L’81) and Lisa H. Byrnes (SLL’80) will support Georgetown University’s development of new state-of-the-art campus housing on the Hilltop.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food assistance to low-income families. The changes may lead to higher rates of…

A new national survey finds that half of U.S. college students rate their mental health as fair, poor, or terrible, but are more aware of available help on campus.

A new study looks at efforts to increase college students’ financial literacy, concluding that there may be more cost-effective ways to help those struggling to afford food, housing, and other…

The Departments of Education and Agriculture need to fill “gaps in planning and execution” to improve outreach to low-income college students about federal food assistance, according to a new report…

Higher Ed Dive reports that more U.S. colleges and universities are appointing staff as homeless liaisons to support students facing housing insecurity.

A new report from The Hope Center for Student Basic Needs finds that most college students face some form of food or housing insecurity, which impedes their academic success.

Inside Higher Ed highlights efforts by a California college’s basic needs department and other institutions where students have been upended by wildfires and floods.

An update from Swipe Out Hunger highlights colleges’ efforts to provide on-campus pantries and other much-needed resources for students facing food insecurity, but notes that those programs often lack sufficient…