"The HEED Award recognizes a school’s comprehensive approach to recruiting, retaining and supporting a diverse range of students, faculty and staff. The award honors colleges and universities that support diversity in many forms, including gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, veterans, people with disabilities and members of the LGBT community...

On campus, programs such as the Freshman Scholars Institute, Scholars Institute Fellows Program and Princeton University Mentoring Program provide first-generation and low-income students with the mentorship and community to help them thrive and succeed at Princeton. Campus centers, including the Carl A. Fields Center, LGBT Center and Women*s Center, focus on many aspects of student identity and culture." Read more here.