Diversity & Equity

The School of Medicine’s Mitchell Scholars Endowed Fund provides tuition support for limited-income medical students who are committed to serving communities in need.

The Trump administration’s ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion may end up putting a damper on admissions practices that favor men, who have become underrepresented on college campuses.

The First Fellows Program in the College of Arts & Sciences provides academic guidance, faculty mentors, connections to career pathways, and financial support for first-generation students.

An unprecedented disruption in SNAP benefits during the government shutdown left higher education institutions working to find ways to support students experiencing sudden food insecurity.

In Texas, the number of first-generation students applying to college has increased significantly in the last five years amid state initiatives aimed at making college more accessible and affordable.

Meet Father Lucas Sharma, S.J., a Jesuit pastoral associate in Georgetown’s LGBTQ Resource Center, who will minister to the campus community and continue his studies on religion, gender, and sexuality…

Shakila Guevara Stahl (B’15), a first-generation college graduate and alumna of the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) discusses the inspiration for and impact of the Stahl Summer Scholars Program Fund, which…

“Equity engines,” or colleges that consistently and effectively serve substantial proportions of low-income students, are clustered in just 26 states, according to a recent analysis.

A new report by the National College Attainment Network finds that most public colleges are financially out of reach for the average low-income student, especially as families face new caps…

A new club at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine helps first-generation medical students navigate the challenges of medical school and find community.