Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

As the COVID-19 pandemic dawned in Spring 2020, the federal government granted institutions of higher education a series of waivers and flexibilities that allowed them to continue functioning under radically different conditions. However, there is a chance that some pandemic changes might be made permanent.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. The goal is for this to be transformational for hundreds of thousands of additional students. Dr. Miguel A. Cardona said that by Feb.

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. Education Department (ED), these changes will help students by enabling a better and simpler FAFSA experience. According to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

After months of uncertainty for borrowers, the Biden administration’s student loan debt cancellation program, which offers $10,000 of relief to those making up to $125,000 and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients, came before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, in oral arguments that stretched for over an hour past their scheduled time.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Three years ago, Congress enacted long-overdue reforms in the passage of the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020, which substantially improves Federal student aid process. The Actensures that more families in financial need will receive aid. The Actensures that more families in financial need will receive aid.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 25, 2023

defaults, colleges and universities would lose significant federal funding and students may lose access to aid. Unfortunately, in the last several years, colleges and universities and financial aid offices have gotten used to a political game of chicken in Washington, D.C., If no deal is made, the U.S. And if the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

Supreme Court dashed the hopes of 40 million student borrowers Friday, striking down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The plan would have offered $10,000 of relief to borrowers making under $125,000 and $20,000 to those who had received Pell grants, for an estimated $430 billion of forgiveness.

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