An unprecedented disruption in SNAP benefits during the government shutdown left higher education institutions working to find ways to support students experiencing sudden food insecurity. The post SNAP disruption affected more than 1M college students appeared first on THE FEED.| THE FEED
Shakila Guevara Stahl (B’15), a first-generation college graduate and alumna of the Georgetown Scholars Program (GSP) discusses the inspiration for and impact of the Stahl Summer Scholars Program Fund, which she and her husband, Dr. Stephen Stahl, established to support first-generation college students pursuing summer internships. The post ‘I wanted to support the place that gave me so much’ appeared first on THE FEED.| THE FEED
“Equity engines,” or colleges that consistently and effectively serve substantial proportions of low-income students, are clustered in just 26 states, according to a recent analysis. The post Study: ‘Very few’ four-year colleges enroll and graduate significant shares of low-income students appeared first on THE FEED.| THE FEED
A new club at Georgetown University’s School of Medicine helps first-generation medical students navigate the challenges of medical school and find community.| THE FEED
Recent Georgetown graduates Lisa Kennedy (C’25) and Michelle Ramos (C’25) look back on their time as co-presidents of the Georgetown Scholars Program and how the program helped them embrace their identities as first-generation college students.| THE FEED