The Navajo Nation’s Diné College Faces the Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in the Country
Amid an ongoing pandemic and a legacy of neglect, a college president tries to keep his students’ dreams alive. Congress must help.
Graduate School Debt
Policymakers cannot keep looking past the 40 percent of federal student loans that are used for graduate studies each year.
The Unwatched Watchdogs
Those Left Behind
Addressing the $1.5 Trillion in Federal Student Loan Debt
Beyond Tuition
Fact Sheet: Improving the Formula for Federal Higher Education Coronavirus Funding
Recommendations for how to make the higher education formula in the CARES Act more equitable and drive more dollars to public institutions.
A Better Formula for Higher Education’s Federal Coronavirus Funding
This issue brief provides options for ensuring that the formula for distributing relief funds to colleges does a better job of prioritizing those who need them most.
Undocumented Students Generated Up to $132 Million in Relief to Colleges—But They Won’t Receive a Dime From the Stimulus
The federal government’s decision to exclude undocumented college students from receiving emergency aid is ungrounded in the CARES Act.
Stanford University Can Help More Students by Donating CARES Act Aid to Community Colleges
Stanford University had good intentions in rejecting its CARES Act emergency funds, but a better way to help students would be to donate that money to area community colleges.
College Signing Day and the Coronavirus: Improving College Admissions During the Pandemic
Colleges are supporting students by deferring deadlines, waiving fees, and making standardized tests optional.
An Investment for Generations: A Q&A on Advancing Equity in Higher Education Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
Student affairs leaders at California State University, Dominguez Hills, highlight challenges that students and colleges are facing during the coronavirus pandemic—and explain how policymakers can help them persevere.
Congress Needs To Ensure Educational Equity in the Wake of the Coronavirus Pandemic
The federal government must take action in order to address the immediate-, medium-, and long-term fallout from the coronavirus crisis on pre-K, K-12 and higher education.
The Senate Stimulus Proposal in Response to Coronavirus Fails to Meet the Moment
The Senate’s coronavirus stimulus bill doesn’t do nearly enough to help families and small businesses.
The Accreditation Reform Act of 2020
A new proposal from the House Committee on Education and Labor strengthens guardrails across the higher education system and puts students and taxpayers over special interests.
Trump’s Latest Budget Proposal Would Deepen the Student Debt Crisis
The White House has proposed billions of dollars in cuts to supports for college students.
An Elite College Has Dropped Legacy Admissions—It’s Time for Other Higher Education Institutions To Do the Same
Legacy admissions policies have racist origins and continue to exclude underrepresented students of color.
Black and Latinx Students Are Getting Less Bang for Their Bachelor’s Degrees
Black and Latinx students who earn bachelor’s degrees take longer to graduate, earn more debt, and face more employment challenges than white peers.
Fixing Graduate School Debt
This fact sheet considers accountability-based policy solutions through an equity lens to bring down graduate debt levels.
What It Looks Like To Be Hungry in College
A new study offers insight into the experiences of college students grappling with food insecurity.