Additionally, the LEDA Policy Corps has identified a set of key policy issues that affect students from historically marginalized communities. These issue areas are:

• Higher education data and transparency
• Higher education access, affordability, and completion

To address these issues, the Policy Corps recommends that:

• Higher education laws and policies proactively adapt to the needs of the changing demographics of college students, with a specific focus on equity, inclusion, and belonging
• Higher education institutions and related postsecondary programs should provide holistic and culturally services that address mental, financial, socioemotional, and academic needs for historically marginalized students. These might include:
  • Opportunities to help students transition to college(e.g. summer bridge programs)
  • Support for basic needs including affordable housing, access to healthy and affordable food options, and emergency grants for unanticipated expenses
  • Proactive advising that follows and opt-out model instead of opt-in
  • A community that supports health and wellness
• Higher education programs and institutions should be transparent in how they report data and information, ensuring that it is presented in a way that is transparent, easily accessible, and disaggregated by race, income, first generation status, class year and program. Reported information should include:
• The true cost of attendance,
• The resources that are available to students,
• Diversity of students and faculty,
• History of the college,
• Financial aid offers,
• Graduate salaries, and
• Loan repayment information