Policy

Government funding disparities across public colleges and universities disproportionately harm students of color and low-income students, according to new research from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.

The state of Washington plans to offer automatic financial aid to students from low-income families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits so they can attend college without filing…

U.S. colleges and student advocacy groups are working to engage and advise international and undocumented students and students from mixed-status families before President-elect Trump returns for his second term.

The Departments of Agriculture and Education are working together to expand low-income college students’ awareness of and access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

In The Chronicle of Higher Education, Huriya Jabbar and Lauren Schudde, authors of a new book on repairing the college transfer process, discuss the role four-year public institutions play in…

University of California researchers say an additional Pell Grant based on household wealth could help close racial gaps in college attendance and completion.

A new report finds that between 2016-17 and 2022-23, the number of newly enrolled undocumented, low-income students declined by half across the University of California and California State University systems…

Michigan and Massachusetts have joined the list of states covering community college tuition, a movement that is gaining momentum even as federal efforts stall, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

Since the Supreme Court ended race-conscious admissions policies, a wave of U.S. colleges and universities have phased out race-based scholarships. What will it mean for students’ enrollment and future debt?…

A handful of highly selective institutions have released demographic data on their incoming Class of 2028 cohorts, the first class admitted since the 2023 Supreme Court decision ending race-conscious admissions.