First-generation students

Georgetown’s Then & Now storytelling series spotlights alumna Luisa Santos (C’14) as she reflects on her undergraduate experience and how the university’s values have shaped her life and career since…

After reviewing its admissions processes, Georgetown University announced a three-year pilot program in which it will accept the Common Application while maintaining other existing admissions policies aimed at making a…

The storytelling series Georgetown Faces highlights Alexis Green (G’23) and her work as the assistant director for advising and mentorship programs for the Georgetown Scholars Program, which provides wraparound support…

A growing number of colleges and universities, including Georgetown, are launching personal finance courses and seeking to make that knowledge more accessible, especially for first-generation college students and students from…

This year, Georgetown’s Community Scholars Program invited its largest cohort of incoming first-generation, first-year students to the Hilltop to take classes, build friendships, and engage in enriching experiences that initiate…

First-generation students make up 38% of the Class of 2028 at Ohio Wesleyan University. An alumna hopes her $12 million estate commitment will support their success at an institution that…

Georgetown Law Center’s Early Outreach Initiative is partnering with dozens of high schools and organizations to reach teens from underserved communities and ensure they have the awareness and tools to…

Mentoring, guest speaking, and providing academic and career guidance are some of the ways alumni can help increase access to social capital, or the personal and professional connections that unlock…

The bequest commitment from Georganne Vartorella, M.D. (C’73, M’82) and Richard Statesir, M.D.—the largest commitment for scholarships in Georgetown’s history—will remove financial barriers to a Georgetown education and enable undergraduate…

Meet Haroot Hakopian, Georgetown’s assistant dean of student affairs in the School of Continuing Studies, and the academic and curriculum director of the Summer College Immersion Program.