The American Talent Initiative, of which Georgetown University is a founding member, says it’s on track to enroll 50,000 additional low- and moderate-income students by 2025.
The University Innovation Alliance, a coalition of 11 public research universities, is sharing data and strategies to increase graduation rates among low-income students.
Asserting that mobile devices are essential tools for college students, researchers are calling attention to a new kind of digital divide—one that separates students who can afford to maintain their…
The gap between the cost of college and student resources that don’t need to be repaid, such as scholarships and grants, grew significantly between 2012 and 2016.
Simply telling high-talent, low-income students that they should apply to a prestigious college—and that substantial financial aid awaits—may help elite institutions increase diversity, according to new research.
Moving to a one-time Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)—rather than requiring college students to re-apply every year—would benefit students, the government, and educational institutions, according to a new…
Seth Frotman, the former student loan ombudsman at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has launched a nonprofit to monitor and help reform the student loan system.
Michael Bloomberg’s gift, which brings his lifetime giving to Hopkins to $3.3 billion, will allow the school to establish need-blind admissions and eliminate loans from financial aid packages. But it…