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The Case for IES Postsecondary Studies: What NPSAS and BPS Tell us About Student Veterans, Parents, First-Generation Student Experiences

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Only 17% of veteran students earned a bachelors degree by 2017, compared to 37% of nonveterans. While most veterans attend community college, they are twice as likely to attend for-profit colleges, compared with non-veterans. 44% of veterans report never meeting with an advisor within six years of enrollment.

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Southern States See Mixed Progress in College Affordability, SREB Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

more need-based financial aid than the national average a notable achievement in supporting students with financial need. The reports show consistent improvement across all institution types from 2017-18 to 2021-22, with 3 to 4 percentage point reductions in the family income required to cover net prices at public institutions.

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CRAIG SLAUGHTER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Craig Slaughter has been named executive director of financial aid at Wake Forest University. Craig Slaughter Slaughter has served as the associate vice president for enrollment and director of financial aid at Kenyon College since 2017.

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ED Settles With Law Schools Accused of Improperly Disbursing Aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (ED) has announced settlements with five freestanding law schools accused of improperly disbursing federal financial aid to students in unaccredited program. million of federal funding to 92 students between July 2017 and June 2022 that it was not allowed to give.

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Data-Informed College Decisions: Students Deserve Clear, Consistent, and Complete Financial Aid Offers

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Unfortunately, recent research suggests that many students are not provided clear, concise, and accurate information they need to fully understand the financial implications of the choices they have made. Moreover, schools have resources at their disposal to do so. Moreover, schools have resources at their disposal to do so.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

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Most people don’t realize that financial aid is a line item in a budget, and it, like everything else, is funded by the same source: tuition,” said Fleming. One of the only mechanisms you have to increase financial aid is to increase tuition. It’s a completely diabolical, upward spiral.

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New Analysis Shows Boost in Aid Eligibility from FAFSA Simplification

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When the FAFSA Simplification Act begins to take effect this July, it’s expected to significantly affect the process of applying for financial aid, making the paperwork less complex and altering the formula for eligibility. States may respond by modifying their aid programs if they don’t want to pay more or cannot afford to.

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