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The Next Compliance Risk: Experience Itself

Remote or hybrid work is not merely a perk: It’s one of the few retention tools we have to stem the loss of experienced financial aid professionals.

By Bruce Blackmon

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Students Financial Aid

Connecticut Higher Ed Leaders Propose New Student Loan

A state lawmaker who is spearheading the effort said the new loan is aimed at offsetting the impact of the elimination of Grad PLUS loans.

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The Hidden Costs That Keep Disabled Students From College

With new loan limits on the horizon, colleges can take steps to make the financial aid system more just for students with disabilities.

By Karly Ball Isaacson et al.

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Business Academic Programs

Grad Programs Brace for Loan Caps

New borrowing limits for graduate programs and the elimination of Grad PLUS Loans have left universities scrambling to figure out how to help students pay for their education.

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Opinion
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Degrees of Uncertainty

The rise of loan and degree insurance for undergraduate education may be self-defeating.

By Margarita Rayzberg

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Admissions Traditional-Age

Could Financial Aid Previews Level the Early Decision Playing Field?

Amid the national debate over early decision, a handful of colleges are offering students early estimates of what aid they will receive if they are admitted.

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For New High School Grads, Workforce Pell Might Be Wrong Place to Start

Many young people will be better served by going straight to degree programs—not using up their Pell eligibility on short-term programs. The regulations should account for this.

By Kim Cook

Edward Blum leaves the U.S. Supreme Court after oral arguments in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina. He is a white man with gray hair wearing a business suit, walking down the white marble stairs of the Supreme Court building.
Students Financial Aid

Lawsuit Accuses Hispanic Scholarship Fund of Discrimination

A group created by the founder of Students for Fair Admissions argues a large nonprofit aid program is illegally restricted to Latinos. At issue are “contracts.”