What You Need to Know: The Republican Budget and Its ‘Assault on the American Dream’
If you’re planning to start or continue your college education this fall, or have children in K-12, here’s what you need to know. I spoke...
Tag : Pell grant
Selective Colleges Enroll Few Pell Grant Recipients
According to new analysis from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, the country’s most elite colleges can afford—financially and in terms of...
Trump’s Education Cuts Declare War on the Poor
The budget also eliminates the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, which help the neediest students pay for college. Federal work-study funding, too, is not left unscathed....
Valerie Smith, the First Black President of Swarthmore College
Smith says the school recognized the importance of building an inclusive community once an investment is made in diversity. “Bringing in students from underrepresented populations...
Improving College Access and Success
But I didn’t like the financial aid bait and switch: My daughter’s freshman year aid package was a lot more generous than that of her...
Study Abroad With the Help of Scholarships
Although I did go to Europe as a young woman, I still think there’s nothing like actually living and studying in a foreign land. That’s...
Can Wealthy Colleges Do More to Support Low-Income Students?
But a large endowment doesn’t translate into largesse. According to the report, nearly half of these schools are in the bottom 5% nationally in enrolling...
These Colleges Are Changing The Lives of Low-Income Students
Can low income students make it to commencement day? Yes, according to a new report that examines what colleges are doing to support and help...
NUL National Higher Education Summit to Focus on Equity, Affordability
By every measure, the nation’s higher education system is failing the nation’s poor and minorities, leaving the most vulnerable communities behind. College completion rates for...
Tax Cuts Will Leave Lasting Impact on Higher Education
HIgher education may become even more unattainable for some...