Policy

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…

After shifting guidance from the group that sets admissions criteria for California’s public universities, educators are debating the benefits and drawbacks of allowing students to substitute data science for Algebra…

A new analysis looks at the use and outcomes of the Post-9/11 GI Bill®, which pays for school or career training for military-connected students and their families.

As Texas’s anti-DEI law takes effect, public universities in the state are closing and rebranding centers that once explicitly supported LGBTQ+ students and others from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Experts say…

After announcing that colleges may not receive students’ Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) data until early March, Education Department officials said they are providing additional resources to help…