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Financial trauma is a scourge for many college students. Student affairs and financial aid can play a big role in helping manage stressors and stay enrolled.

How emergency aid is designed and delivered to college students often exacerbates racial inequality. Beam has five key ways of putting equity at the forefront.

Constantly stressing about money can impact a student's ability to graduate. Here's how colleges can help their students cope with money anxiety disorder.

Colleges and universities have a prime opportunity to address student housing insecurity and support homeless students, making them more likely to graduate.

Student affairs and financial aid are completely separate functions in most colleges, despite a common purpose. Why is that and how can they better collaborate?

Tuition assistance is a powerful tool, but doesn’t address the main underlying cause of drop-outs: basic needs. That’s where cash assistance grants come in.

What exactly is housing insecurity, and how do we build programs for colleges and universities to address it?

When it comes to using federal funds for basic needs, here are the best practices institutions should consider as they apply for funding and implement programs.