The effects of student financial aid on access to higher education: An analysis of progress with special consideration of minority enrollment

1989 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 563-581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward P. St. John ◽  
Jay Noell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Special Consideration ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Student Financial Aid ◽  
Minority Enrollment

Fortunate Sons and Daughters

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deondra Rose
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Social Citizenship ◽  
College Degrees ◽  
Higher Education Policies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Aid Programs

Chapter 6 examines the effectiveness of federal financial aid policies in expanding women’s access to higher education and the social and economic building blocks of full citizenship. While the GI Bill significantly expanded men’s access to college, it offered very little support for women interested in pursuing college degrees. Subsequently enacted financial aid programs promoted greater gender equality in socioeconomic status by increasing the probability that women would attain advanced levels of education. By making college more affordable, increasing the amount of time that students can devote to academic work, and promoting undergraduate degree completion, student financial aid programs constitute central mechanisms by which US lawmakers have supported equal social citizenship for women and men. By significantly increasing women’s access to college degrees and the social and economic benefits that are associated with higher education, landmark higher education policies have supported women’s full incorporation into American society.

The Role of State Policy in Promoting College Affordability

2014 ◽  
Vol 655 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer A. Delaney
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
State Policy ◽  
College Education ◽  
State Spending ◽  
Student Financial Aid ◽  
College Affordability ◽  
Tuition And Fees ◽  
Effort Provision

This article considers trends in state policies that determine college affordability, including trends in state general appropriations, institutional tuition and fees, and state student financial aid. Taken together, these trends demonstrate erosion in college affordability. This article also examines one recent federal policy intervention that has shaped state policy for higher education affordability, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). My analysis of ARRA shows that the “maintenance of effort” provision in the law was effective, as there was no drop in state general appropriations for higher education (including federal ARRA funds) following implementation. However, in a related analysis, I show that ARRA is negatively associated with state spending on student financial aid. Collectively, state policy trends and the ARRA analyses underscore the need for improved state policy in promoting college affordability, as an affordable college education is out of reach for an increasing proportion of students.

Purged: Undocumented Students, Financial Aid Policies, and Access to Higher Education

2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daysi Diaz-Strong ◽  
Christina Gómez ◽  
Maria E. Luna-Duarte ◽  
Erica R. Meiners
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Undocumented Students ◽  
Access To Higher Education
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