Diversity & Equity

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

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.

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…

A new report from the Brookings Institution explores the system-wide impact of the 2023 Supreme Court ruling and its disproportionate effects on underrepresented students.

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.

First-generation student Elijah Ward (C’26) didn’t think he’d be able to study abroad. At Georgetown, he found the support needed to travel and thrive.

New research from the Brookings Institution finds that since 2019-20, the inflation-adjusted cost of attending college has decreased for students from all income backgrounds when including scholarships and other discounts.

According to a recent analysis by The New York Times, the number of college students reporting a disability has increased over the last decade. Colleges are responding by offering accommodations…

A new working paper presents the first causal evidence linking enrollment among community college students and independent students to Federal Work-Study offers, which are meant to help cover college costs…