It’s graduation season – an exciting (and sometimes daunting) time for graduates and their families. On the one hand, they are celebrating the wonderful accomplishments of attaining a degree. On the other, the lack of uncertainty about the future can...
As a working mom, I feel incredibly lucky to have the support I need to parent and have a job that I truly love. I have access to childcare during work hours and have the flexibility to work remotely or...
How was your Monday night? Did you spend it watching five straight hours of CNN candidate town halls? Whether you were glued to the TV, following along on Twitter, or had no idea this happened, never fear, we watched it...
For the first time in 11 years, members of both political parties have signaled that they are ready to come to the table and reauthorize the Higher Education Act (HEA), the signature law that guides America’s higher education system. This...
It could have been a movie. It probably will be a movie soon. Bribes and faked photos. FBI wiretaps. Celebrities and other rich families. “Operation Varsity Blues” has everything you’d want from a high drama caper. It even has William...
The federal government created the formula to calculate eligibility for Pell grants in 1972. A lot has changed in higher education since then, but this formula has “barely budged.” At the same time, the Pell Grant has not kept up...
Join us for YI’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Tuesday, June 11 in Washington, D.C! Young Invincibles is thrilled to invite you to our 10th Anniversary Celebration, honoring our 10th year of amplifying the voices of young adults on Tuesday, June...
Since the implementation of Medicaid work requirements in Arkansas this past summer, more than 8,400 people ages 30-49 have already lost their Medicaid coverage. Thousands more young adults stand to lose coverage now, as these requirements have just taken effect...
The Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV) convenes over 363 organizations from across the country to design and advance a shared agenda around student voting and political learning in higher education. Founded in February 2016, the coalition has established a...
Medicaid work requirements threaten to deepen existing health care disparities in a number of ways. For example, people of color – including young adults – already experience poorer health care access and lower quality care than white Americans. In Kentucky,...