Work-study students often still have unmet financial needs, even after their 15- to 20-hour-per-week jobs fill in some of the gaps. champpix/iStock/Getty Images Plus Work study works, doesn’t it?

For decades, colleges have sought to increase economic equity in admissions. From waiving application fees to federal work-study to targeted recruitment, there has been a movement within higher ...

Federal work-study provides part-time jobs that help students with financial need cover college costs and gain career-relevant experience Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Christy Bieber is ...

Work study works, doesn’t it? Federal work study is a government program that gives colleges and universities approximately US$1 billion in subsidies each year to help pay students who work part-time ...

Samantha Hicks is affiliated with the South Carolina Association of Financial Aid Administrators as current member and President-Elect and the Southern Association of Student Financial Aid ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Samantha Hicks, Coastal Carolina University and Amanda Craddock, Coastal Carolina ...