Diversity & Equity

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…

Meet Daelyn Moon, assistant director for academic success in the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, and hear about her work helping fellow first-generation college students find resources and support.

A new analysis finds that enrollment of underrepresented students of color declined at highly selective institutions but rose at most other U.S. colleges and universities.

A combination of federal policy changes and financial aid cuts at cash-strapped institutions may leave students from low-income households struggling to afford a college education.

Some high school seniors tell The New York Times that they’re wary of including their race, gender, or immigration status in college essays amid the federal government’s aggressive anti-diversity, equity,…