Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Employees placed on leave received notification that they would continue receiving full salaries and benefits but were instructed not to perform work-related tasks or enter office premises. Their email access was immediately suspended. The department emphasized in its communications that the leave was not for any disciplinary purpose.

Education

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MARCH 20, 2025

Department of Educations efforts to reduce student loan burdens through the new SAVE repayment plan. In Part 2, we break down exactly what the recent court orders mean for student loan borrowers. For what this means for borrowers, see Part 2 here. These lawsuits are ongoing; there are no financial decisions yet.

Student loans

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The Department of Education has released an updated version of the NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide, provides instructions and guidance for complying with the FVT/GE reporting requirements via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®). What has changed?

NSLDS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Technology enables us to break the barriers of time and space to deliver quality instruction directly to students, when and where they prefer. New models are emerging that place students at the center of all we do. We’re rethinking financial aid and student loans in new and innovative ways.

Higher education

College Aid Services

JULY 26, 2024

The Department of Education has released an updated version of the NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide, provides instructions and guidance for complying with the FVT/GE reporting requirements via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®). What has changed?

NSLDS

College Aid Services

JUNE 28, 2024

The NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide provides instructions and guidance for complying with the FVT/GE reporting requirements via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®).

NSLDS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Billionaire Robert Smith’s pledge to pay off $35 million in student loan debt for the Morehouse Graduating Class of 2019 was not only transformational and liberating for those directly impacted, but it would also go on to cause a catalytic movement that resulted in several individuals to follow his lead. Dr. Roderick L. Smothers, Sr.

Database

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Over 6 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans. Additionally, default damaged their credit scores, rendered them ineligible for student aid to return to school and finish their degrees, and ultimately limited their economic mobility. Will negative credit reporting resume after September 30 th ?

Financial aid

EAB

JANUARY 10, 2023

dotEDU : From student loan forgiveness to federal funding, the American Council on Education offers insight from higher ed leaders and public policy experts to keep you abreast of developments on major public policy issues impacting college campuses and students.

Financial aid

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The investment of time, financial resources, and opportunity cost of higher education is a multi-year journey that will change not only a student’s life, but the course of lifetimes for several generations.

NSLDS

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 16, 2024

And What Borrowers Can Do When Their Servicer Fails Them Federal student loan borrowers are entering their fourth month of repayment since the end of the payment pause in September 2023. million federal student loan borrowers during the first month of repayment. The post Over 3.2

Student loans

College Planners of America

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

PSLF promises Federal loan holders that, upon meeting requirements pertaining to public service employment, the ED will wipe away a large part of their debt. The PSLF program was implemented to forgive student loan debt for employees of public service and nonprofit jobs. Eligible Student Loans and Payment Plans.

Financial aid

COE

APRIL 7, 2023

that help learners from low-income backgrounds achieve upward mobility; provide student and employee success solutions to colleges and businesses; invest in education-focused innovations to improve learner outcomes; and provide information, tools and counseling to help millions of borrowers successfully repay their federal student loans.

Grant

IEFA

AUGUST 6, 2022

Differences between scholarships and student loans. Scholarships and student loans are two ways to finance your education. Student loans, on the other hand, do need to be repaid, but you can usually take out enough to cover the entire cost of your education. Who can apply for scholarships?

Scholarship

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

AUGUST 9, 2022

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program offers to cancel certain types of federal student loans for people who spend 10 years working in public service jobs and meet the program requirements. Step 3 : If necessary, consolidate your loans into a Direct Consolidation Loan.

Student loans

IEFA

AUGUST 3, 2023

Alternative Funding Options for Engineering Students While scholarships are an incredible resource for engineering students, they’re not the only financial support option available. Employer Sponsorship Employer sponsorship can be a game-changer for engineering students looking to further their education without breaking the bank.

Scholarship

Student Research Foundation

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

To ease the cost of a college education and limit the burden of student loans, it’s important to find the best scholarships to pay for college. In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover all about scholarships—including how to get a scholarship, the best scholarships for college students, and where to find scholarship opportunities.

Scholarship

EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Developmental education: Implementing or expanding credit-bearing supplemental instruction models in anticipation of increased demand. Academic support: Preparing for the increase in demand for math tutoring and academic support later in the decade.

Student success

EAB

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Developmental education: Implementing or expanding credit-bearing supplemental instruction models in anticipation of increased demand. Academic support: Preparing for the increase in demand for math tutoring and academic support later in the decade.

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Efforts by the Biden administration to pass a rule on student loan forgiveness was a major story from 2023 that will again be front and center in the new year. Access, affordability, and free speech will continue to make headlines in higher education. That rule will likely, immediately get challenged in court,” says Kelchen.

Higher education

College Planners of America

JANUARY 25, 2023

If a former college student with an outstanding student loan balance becomes disabled, he or she may not need to repay the debt under the provisions of the Total and Permanent Discharge (TPD) program. Over 400,000 disabled former students have been granted $7.8 or osteopathic physician (D.

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COE

MAY 8, 2023

TRIO services include assistance in choosing a college and tutoring; personal, financial, and career counseling; assistance in applying to college; workplace and college visits; special instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics; assistance in applying for financial aid; and academic assistance in high school or assistance to reenter (..)

First generation

COE

MARCH 10, 2023

TRIO services include assistance in choosing a college and tutoring; personal, financial, and career counseling; assistance in applying to college; workplace and college visits; special instruction in reading, writing, study skills, and mathematics; assistance in applying for financial aid; and academic assistance in high school or assistance to reenter (..)

First generation

Student Loan Hero

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Note that the government has paused all repayment on federally held student loans through the end of 2022, with no interest to be charged during that period and no loans to be held delinquent or in default. * * *. Why real student loan forgiveness can take a while.

Student loans