Policy

Colleges need to ensure students are aware of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said after finding that two-thirds of food-insecure, SNAP-eligible students did not…

In the year since the Supreme Court ended race-based affirmative action in college admissions, a growing number of U.S. colleges and universities have also backed away from race-conscious scholarships worth…

A new survey report finds that the work authorizations provided by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program have opened doors to good jobs for undocumented college graduates, many…

New Colorado legislation that strengthens the state’s credit transfer policies and makes them more transparent could become “a commonly replicated model” for states across the country, says Inside Higher Ed.

Research exploring demographic changes at U.S. colleges shows limited gains in diversity at selective institutions from 2009-19. The report urges stakeholders to “zoom out” and ensure that they are not…

In response to anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) laws, some colleges are finding workarounds that may provide students from underrepresented communities with the resources they need to feel a sense…

The Biden Administration’s new funding proposal revisits a plan for free community college, includes additional funding for Pell Grants, and calls for greater investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities…

The debate around the scope of last year’s Supreme Court ruling ending race-based affirmative action in college admissions has allowed state policymakers to push for the end of scholarships that…

This month, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed into law “the largest higher education trust fund in the nation,” which will provide New Mexico residents with free college tuition for decades…

First-gen policy student Tony Parsons (MPM’24) discusses how his time with the National Urban Fellows Program at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy has advanced his work as a passionate…