Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment: The Changing Landscape of BEAD
An explainer on the The Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.| LGBT Tech
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
Philanthropist and novelist MacKenzie Scott has made a new series of transformative unrestricted donations to Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The post MacKenzie Scott donates millions to HBCUs appeared first on THE FEED.| THE FEED
In Texas, the number of first-generation students applying to college has increased significantly in the last five years amid state initiatives aimed at making college more accessible and affordable. The post How Texas more than tripled the number of first-gen college applicants appeared first on THE FEED.| THE FEED
Meet Father Lucas Sharma, S.J., a Jesuit pastoral associate in Georgetown’s LGBTQ Resource Center, who will minister to the campus community and continue his studies on religion, gender, and sexuality as part of his Ph.D. in sociology. The post Jesuit pastoral associate joins Georgetown with a unique mission 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
Facing financial and political challenges, U.S. colleges and universities raised tuition rates this fall, following a stretch when inflation-adjusted prices had fallen, according to The Hechinger Report. The post Financial pressures push up college prices, reversing recent trends 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
Colleges are placing counselors in residential and academic buildings to reduce the stigma around seeking mental health services and make it easier for students to get the help they need.| THE FEED
Eduardo M. Peñalver is the current president of Seattle University, a Rhodes Scholar, and the former dean of Cornell Law School. He will begin his new role as Georgetown University’s 49th president on July 1, 2026. The post Eduardo M. Peñalver named 49th president of Georgetown University appeared first on THE FEED.| THE FEED
Higher Ed Dive analyzes how the elimination of the federal Grad PLUS loan program and introduction of lifetime caps on graduate school borrowing will shape higher education. The post What’s the impact of ending Grad PLUS loans? appeared first on THE FEED.| THE FEED
Access to reliable, affordable transportation is a basic need for college students but often goes overlooked. Supporting practical solutions can help.| THE FEED
An explainer on the The Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program.| LGBT Tech
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
By 2032, over 5 million more workers with postsecondary education will retire than enter the workforce, leading to a skills shortage in critical occupations that could hinder the nation’s economic growth, according to a new report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce.| 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
More U.S. colleges and universities are embracing programs that confer bachelor’s degrees in three years in certain fields by using a reduced-credit model.| THE FEED
On average, the new Medicare negotiated drug prices are 2.8 times the average of drug prices in 11 OECD countries of similar size and wealth.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
This analysis uses the Merative MarketScan 2022 commercial claims to estimate the number of enrollees in the employer-sponsored insurance market who use one or more of the ten drugs selected for Medicare Part D price negotiations.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Drugs solely approved to treat obesity have minimal to no coverage on most ACA Marketplace plans. Wegovy, a semaglutide approved for weight loss, is included in just 1% of Marketplace plans, while Ozempic, which has the same active ingredient but is approved for diabetes treatment and sometimes used off-label for weight loss, is included in 82% of Marketplace plan formularies. Among ACA Marketplace plans with these drugs on formulary, prior authorization is required by most plans. All plans ...| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
People with medical debt are more likely to have other forms of financial distress than other people including loans, overdrawn accounts, and few savings.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
Although most adults are in good health and have health insurance, more than 1 in 4 adults (28%) reported delaying or foregoing healthcare due to cost.| Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
