Pledges for Low-Income Students Yale University, for instance, committed to increasing by 50 percent the number of students it enrolls through QuestBridge, a nonprofit organization that that connects high-achieving low-income students to elite universities. Northeastern University will offer 30 new grants to cover the full demonstrated need for low-income students from Boston public high schools who live in neighborhoods surrounding […]
More than 100 colleges made pledges at the first White House summit. Here’s how 6 fared. Northeastern University (Mass.): What it pledged: Northeastern pledged to fund 150 scholarships for students from Boston’s public schools, including 30 new scholarships covering the full “demonstrated need” of low-income public-school students who live near the university’s main campus. What it’s done: The university has filled about 130 of the scholarship spots and says it will […]