NASFAA in the News
Below are NASFAA's recent appearances in the media.
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How to Handle the Delay in the Release of the FAFSA Form
September 6, 2024 - "Applying for college financial aid was never easy. But the botched rollout of the federal financial aid form last year added to the headaches. And now, the Education Department has announced that the form for the 2025-26 school year will be del... -
‘I Was Kind of Devastated’: FAFSA Problems Blocking Mixed-Status Families Put Students’ Futures at Risk
September 2, 2024 - "Following the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2024-2025 academic school year, many students felt frustrated as the form came with many glitches and issues. One group that experienced longer application delays were... -
Some Universities Proposing No-Loan Options for Financial Aid Packages to Students
August 30, 2024 - "Some universities are helping students create financial aid packages that exclude loans. NBC News' Rehema Ellis examines these no-loan policies and how they help students prepare for economic resources to pay for tuition," NBC News reports. -
Education Department Details FAFSA Strategy for the Year Ahead. But, There Is Still ‘Potential for Chaos,’ Expert Says
August 28, 2024 - "The U.S. Department of Education announced additional details about the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the upcoming year, which may address some of the issues that plagued last year’s college aid... -
Dozens of Colleges See Financial Aid Turmoil Impacting Freshman Class Makeups
August 24, 2024 - "The Education Department is assuring schools and students that its financial aid process will be fixed after a botched overhaul led some colleges to say they were seeing decreased enrollments," NBC News reports. -
The FAFSA Rollout Mess Hurt Low-Income Students the Most
August 20, 2024 - "When I was a high school senior from a very poor family, years ago, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) represented my only chance to go to college. This year, the disastrous rollout of the new FAFSA has derailed the college plans o... -
How Did the Spring FAFSA Debacle Impact Pittsburgh-Area Colleges?
August 19, 2024 - "Joel Bauman equated this past college enrollment season to a duck swimming in a pond," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. -
Full FAFSA Launch by Dec. 1: What Students and Families Need To Know
August 16, 2024 - "Students and families finally have an idea of what to expect from the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the form that unlocks federal students loans, grants, work-study and scholarships for millions of Americans each year," N... -
Federal College Financial Aid Revamp Is ‘Abject Failure,’ Sonny Perdue Says
August 16, 2024 - "The head of the University System of Georgia blasted federal education officials for a troubled new financial aid process, a 'deployment debacle' he said has created a massive workload for colleges and left students worried about how to pay for scho... -
Projected 2025-26 FAFSA Delay Frustrates Families and University Staff
August 16, 2024 - "On Aug. 7, the U.S. Department of Education announced next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid isn’t slated to open to the general public until Dec. 1," VPM reports. -
Why That Deal on A College Textbook Might Flunk Out, Plus More Back-to-School Scams
August 14, 2024 - "It's crunch time for back-to-school to-do lists — and the criminals know it," Detroit Free Press reports. -
4 Times Private Student Loans Are Better Than Federal Ones, According to Experts
August 14, 2024 - "Many college students are gearing up for a new school year starting in the coming weeks — or even this week for some students. But for most, covering the cost of a college education isn't financially feasible without assistance. According to t... -
‘They Just Won’t Come’: Here’s What Higher Ed Leaders Fear from FAFSA Delay
August 13, 2024 - "After a difficult rollout of the Department of Education’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) last year, the application is delayed once again, according to an announcement by the department on Wednesday," Mass Live reports. -
FAFSA Rollout Was ‘A Stunning Failure,’ College Aid Expert Says. Here’s How Next Year Will Compare
August 13, 2024 - "By most accounts, the rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as FAFSA, was disastrous from the start. Even now, some college students don’t know the status of their aid awards for the fall," CNBC reports... -
Editorial: FAFSA Fiasco Continues – Where’s Joe Biden?
August 13, 2024 - "As college-bound students and their parents know, locking down a financial aid package is critical. The non-elite set doesn’t have money to burn, and higher-education costs require saving, borrowing and trying to get as much help as possible,"... -
Waiting for Financial Aid Offers Creates Problems for California Students
August 13, 2024 - "This summer was filled with stress for Leslie Valdovinos as she awaited her financial aid offer letter for her fourth year at California State University, Dominguez Hills," EdSource reports. -
New FAFSA Delay Sparks Fear After Last Year’s Chaotic Rollout
August 12, 2024 - "The Education Department’s new deadline for the launch of the 2025-26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) forms is leaving advocacy groups in a tough spot as they say the move is the best of bad options but brings up fee... -
FAFSA Rollout Delayed Again: Here's What to Know
August 12, 2024 - "The most recent FAFSA rollout has been plagued with delays, and that continues for the 2025-2026 cycle. The U.S. Department of Education announced Aug. 7 that the upcoming Free Application for Federal Student Aid form will be open to ... -
Education Department Delays FAFSA for the Second Year in a Row
August 12, 2024 - "As more and more students are filing for publicly-funded financial aid, the Department of Education is struggling to meet demand while staying on track to meet previous years’ administrative deadlines," Campus Reform reports. -
FAFSA Will Again Be Delayed After Last Year’s Shaky Relaunch
August 9, 2024 - "Students and families looking to fill out the federal student loan application this year will again face delays in the form’s rollout," the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. -
Next Year's FAFSA Will Be Available in December, Behind Schedule, but Hopefully Ready for Prime Time
August 9, 2024 - "The application prospective students use to get access to federal financial aid for higher education will be rolled out in phases this year, the Department of Education said Wednesday, to attempt to avoid the messy and confusing experience students ... -
FAFSA Form Delayed Again as Houchin Pushes Bill for Stricter Deadline
August 9, 2024 - "For the second straight year, parents will have to wait longer than usual to complete the form that determines college students’ financial aid," WFIU Public Radio reports. -
Education Department Delays FAFSA Launch for Most Students
August 8, 2024 - "The Education Department will release the 2025–26 Free Application for Federal Student Aid on Oct. 1 as planned, but only for a limited number of students and institutions, who will test the form and provide feedback," Inside Higher Ed reports... -
This Year’s FAFSA Delayed Until Dec. 1 to Ensure Successful Rollout
August 8, 2024 - "The Department of Education announced Thursday that the Simplified FAFSA form for the 2025-26 academic year will be widely available on or before Dec. 1, foregoing its traditional October start for a second year in a row, according to a stateme... -
FAFSA Delayed Again: Revised Form Won’t Launch Fully Until December
August 8, 2024 - "Despite excessive troubleshooting, the revised FAFSA application will be delayed for the second consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday," University Herald reports. -
FAFSA Launch Will Be Delayed for a Second Year
August 8, 2024 - "College-bound students applying for financial aid this year will have to wait until December to start the process, after the Education Department said it would delay the release of the FAFSA following last year's bungled rollout," Money reports. -
Opinion: An Idea for Trump: Make Government Work Again
August 8, 2024 - "As college students return to campus, the saga that is the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (Fafsa) continues. In the latest installment, the Education Department on Wednesday announced the form would be delayed again this year. Stay tun... -
The Next FAFSA Will Be Launched in Phases. Here’s What Students Need to Know.
August 8, 2024 - "Next year's FAFSA will be available to some students on Oct. 1, with a steady ramp-up through Dec. 1," Best Colleges reports. -
FAFSA Will Open by December 1 After ‘Phased Rollout’
August 7, 2024 - "The U.S. Department of Education announced on Wednesday that it will make a fully functional Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, available by December 1, following a two-month “phased rollout,” during which the agenc... -
After Botched Rollout, FAFSA Is Delayed for a Second Year
August 7, 2024 - "The Education Department announced on Wednesday that availability of the federal student aid application form would be delayed for a second year in a row, after months of last-ditch troubleshooting and contingency planning failed to fully fix signif... -
Here’s How Families Are Covering the Rising Cost of College
August 7, 2024 - "With college more expensive than ever and a new financial aid application that’s been problematic from the start, families are, understandably, having a hard time figuring out how to pay the tab," CNBC reports. -
Education Department: 2025-26 FAFSA to Fully Debut by Dec. 1
August 7, 2024 - "The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2025-26 academic year will be fully available by Dec. 1 — two months later than the form’s usual debut, according to an announcement Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Education," H... -
Next FAFSA Will be Released in Phases, Education Department Says
August 7, 2024 - "The Education Department said Wednesday it will launch the next Free Application for Federal Student Aid in phases to mitigate the problems that plagued the rollout of the redesigned form this year, a strategy that is being met with a mix of cautiou... -
For a Second Year, FAFSA Will Again be Delayed in the Fall
August 7, 2024 - "For the second year in a row, students and families won’t have access to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid on Oct. 1, when it’s traditionally released, but federal officials have promised a fully functional form on or before t... -
ED Shifts Again on FAFSA
August 7, 2024 - "The U.S. Education Department (ED) is again shifting the FAFSA process for the 2025-26 award year. It will still release the form on October 1, as it has previously announced, but for testing with a limited set of students and colleges. It will make... -
Lawmakers, Students Still Waiting for Answers Months After Botched FAFSA Rollout
August 5, 2024 - "The Department of Education’s botched financial aid application rollout still has some students waiting for information as the semester quickly approaches," The College Fix reports. -
FAFSA Problems Continue To Plague Higher Ed
August 5, 2024 - "In a significant shift from its earlier promise, the U.S. Department of Education will not be able to make bulk corrections to students’ federal-aid records for the 2024-25 financial aid cycle. This decision, announced Tuesday, deviates from a... -
No Batch Corrections on FAFSA
August 5, 2024 - "The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced that colleges and universities will not be able to submit batch corrections on FAFSA records for the 2024-25 aid cycle, just over a month after promising that this functionality would be available in m... -
FAFSA Issues Continue as School Year Approaches
August 5, 2024 - "Updates and a lack of communication with the Federal Application for Student Aid, also known as the FAFSA, have created a series of issues since its implementation in October 2023," WTVY reports. -
New FAFSA Issue Could Delay Financial Aid for College Students This Fall
August 1, 2024 - "Some college students may not be able to pay for tuition, books and other bills when classes start in a few weeks due to the latest hiccup in submitting FAFSA forms to the U.S. Department of Education," Fox News reports. -
Student Aid Faces Setback as Program Gets Delayed
August 1, 2024 - "College students and their families could be in for a wave of delayed financial aid after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would not allow schools to submit batch corrections for student FAFSA applications," Newsweek... -
Education Dept.: No Batch Corrections for This FAFSA Cycle
July 31, 2024 - "Colleges and universities planning to submit batch corrections for students’ federal financial aid applications won’t be able to do so for this cycle, the Education Department announced Tuesday," Inside Higher Ed reports. -
Daily Briefing: Ed Department Cancels Promised FAFSA Fix
July 31, 2024 - "The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced that the current troubled version of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid will not allow institutions to make fixes in batches, an important function previously promised by mid-August," T... -
POLITCO Pro Morning Education: FAFSA Troubles
July 31, 2024 - "Batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA, according to an Education Department announcement," POLITICO reports. -
Latest FAFSA Issue Could Leave College Students Without Critical Aid as Classes Approach
July 31, 2024 - "Some students may be unable to receive their financial aid money in time to pay their bills, with classes only a few weeks away, after the Education Department announced Tuesday that colleges will not be able to submit corrections to financial aid r... -
UC System Breaks Admissions Record with Largest, Most Diverse Class for Fall 2024
July 31, 2024 - "The University of California admitted its largest and most diverse class to date, increasing the number of California residents, underrepresented students, and community college transfers into the fall 2024 admissions, according to preliminary data ... -
How SAVE Plan Pause Affects Student Loan Borrowers Seeking Public Service Forgiveness
July 31, 2024 - "Student loan borrowers in public service who have been working toward forgiveness may have to do some maneuvering to reach the finish line amid two legal cases complicating repayment," Investopedia writes. -
Education Department Reverses Course on Batch FAFSA Corrections
July 31, 2024 - "The Education Department released an updated version of the FAFSA in late December, almost three months later than usual. Following publication, the form’s rollout has faced heavy criticism over ongoing delays and limited functionality," Highe... -
‘A Stunning Failure’: Latest FAFSA Delay Will Hinder the Most Vulnerable Students
July 30, 2024 - "The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that colleges will not be able to submit corrections to students’ federal-aid records in bulk during the 2024-25 financial-aid cycle. In June, the department announced that institution... -
Latest FAFSA Hiccup Could Delay Financial Aid Disbursements This Fall
July 30, 2024 - "The Education Department said Tuesday that colleges cannot submit corrections to students’ financial aid records in bulk this year, a decision that could leave some students unable to pay their bills before classes start in the coming weeks," ... -
Education Department Faces Backlash Over FAFSA Correction Delays
July 30, 2024 - "To add to the myriad of FAFSA delays and issues, the Department of Education announced today that the batch correction functionality for FAFSA submissions will be deferred to the 2025-26 cycle, leading to more challenges for educational in... -
Higher Ed Groups Push for Dec. 1 FAFSA Launch
July 24, 2024 - "A group of five higher education organizations sent a letter Tuesday to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona recommending the Department of Education push back the release date for next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid to Dec. 1,"... -
Daily Briefing: FAFSA fears 2.0
July 24, 2024 - "Colleges still struggling with headaches from this winter’s error-ridden rollout of the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid have been able to look forward to the next academic year, when all the kinks would surely be ironed ... -
Better Late Than Broken: Associations Say ‘Fully Functional’ FAFSA Is Paramount for the Fall
July 23, 2024 - "The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, must be fully functional for students and colleges this fall — even if its arrival is delayed by two months," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. -
New Legislation Aims To Secure October 1 FAFSA Launch Date
July 19, 2024 - "Republican lawmakers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have introduced legislation aimed at ensuring the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is consistently made available to students on October 1 ... -
FAFSA Mess Leaves Mixed-Status Families in Limbo as School Year Looms
July 19, 2024 - "Before the end of his junior year at Washington State University Tri-Cities, Jesse Gonzalez already had a job offer. His internship with an environmental cleanup company in Richland, Wash., had gone so well that his bosses invited Gonzalez to join f... -
FAFSA Nightmare Might Not Be Over: Another Wave of Financial Aid Delays For College Students This Fall?
July 17, 2024 - "The botched rollout of a revamped process to apply for federal financial aid could have long-lasting effects, with students receiving less money for college this fall and others so fed up they’re delaying their educations," The 74 reports... -
Do Shocking College Tuition Prices Reflect What Students Actually Pay?
July 16, 2024 - "It’s no secret that high school students are looking at the prospect of college more skeptically, and a large part of their hesitation comes from worry about taking on thousands of dollars in student loans," EdSurge reports. -
SCOTUS Decision Seizes Power to Decide Federal Regulations, Hard-Fought Consumer Victories Now At Risk
July 16, 2024 - "The Supreme Court issued several consequential rulings in its recently concluded term. One such decision reversed a 40-year precedent commonly, known as the Chevron doctrine, that gave federal agencies the authority to write rules that enforced and ... -
If You Still Need Money for College and Haven't Submitted a FAFSA, Fill It Out ASAP, Financial Aid Expert Says
July 16, 2024 - "It's almost time for college students to move into their dorms and get ready for the upcoming school year. If that's you and you haven't checked 'submit my FAFSA' off your to-do list, take care of that ASAP," CNBC reports. -
Don’t Just Cancel Student Debt. Make It Pay Off. Here’s How.
July 12, 2024 - "The approval of $7.7 billion in student-debt cancellation for 160,500 borrowers is the latest move in the Biden administration’s campaign to confront the nation’s nearly $1.6 trillion in student debt. The administration is... -
Locking In a FAFSA Deadline
July 11, 2024 - "The House Education and Workforce Committee moved legislation forward on Wednesday that would cement Oct. 1 as the official deadline for launching the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, this year and in perpetuity," Inside Higher Ed reports. -
SCOTUS Decision Seizes Power to Decide Federal Regulations
July 11, 2024 - "The Supreme Court issued several consequential rulings in its recently concluded term. One such decision reversed a 40-year precedent commonly known as the Chevron doctrine, which gave federal agencies the authority to write rules that enforced and ... -
House Committee Advances Bill to Mandate FAFSA Release by Oct. 1
July 10, 2024 - "The House’s education committee Wednesday advanced a bill that would require the U.S. Department of Education to release the Free Application for Federal Student Aid by Oct. 1 each year," Higher Ed Dive reports. -
Republican-Led Bill Aims to Establish Oct. 1 Deadline for FAFSA Availability
July 10, 2024 - "The House education committee is marking up a bill Wednesday that would create an Oct. 1 deadline for FAFSA applications to be made available following a botched release last year," UPI reports. -
Republican Proposal Would Force an October FAFSA Release
July 10, 2024 - "Republican lawmakers are hoping to avoid another FAFSA fiasco by proposing a hard Oct. 1 deadline for the yearly form," Best Colleges reports. -
The College Board’s FAFSA Takeover
July 9, 2024 - "The dust has yet to settle from this year’s disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The U.S. Education Department is still fixing glitches, processing aid forms and working to boost completion rat... -
4 Ways to Cover College Without Taking on Debt
July 5, 2024 - "A college education isn't cheap, and covering that cost often requires students to take out loans. As of 2024, it is estimated that "more than half of students leave school with debt," with an average of '$28,950 owed per borrower,' said Forbes," Th... -
Colleges Push for More Time to Meet New Financial Disclosure Rules
July 3, 2024 - "Higher education institutions are putting pressure on the Biden administration to push back the deadline directing them to turn over data that is meant to help students choose programs that make the most financial sense for them," POLITICO reports. -
FAFSA Applications Here’s What To Do If you Still Need Help
July 3, 2024 - "Following glitches and delays with the new federal application for financial aid, known as FAFSA, student applications across California have dropped by 6%," LAist reports. -
Weeks After Graduation, Many Fort Worth Seniors Haven’t Filed FAFSAs. Is It Too Late?
July 1, 2024 - "As federal education officials continue to clean up after the botched rollout of a new financial aid application, many college-bound students in Tarrant County are still struggling to complete the form," The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports. -
What's Next For Student Loan Borrowers As SAVE Plan is Put On Ice
June 30, 2024 - "Student loan borrowers promised lower payments are in a holding pattern as courts decide the fate of the payments," Investopedia reports. -
Is Higher Ed Underpriced? New Bill Would Slash Education Budget
June 28, 2024 - "House Republicans are moving to slash federal education spending by $11 billion, endorsing a $72 billion package that falls $14.5 billion below the Biden administration’s budget request," University Business reports. -
How to Find Financial Aid for Vocational Schools
June 28, 2024 - "Vocational education programs are typically designed to prepare students for employment more quickly and affordably than a traditional associate or bachelor's degree. Even with a lower price tag, financial aid may still be available for st... -
‘Like Climbing Up Mount Everest’: Financial Aid Professionals Describe a Grueling FAFSA Season
June 27, 2024 - "The past few months have been trying for Saint Louis University’s student financial aid office, which worked overtime trying to process and distribute financial aid packages to prospective students," Higher Ed Dive reports. -
Ongoing FAFSA Issues Threaten to Derail Financial Aid Awards
June 27, 2024 - "The clumsy rollout of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) now threatens to impact students' ability to pay rent and other expenses when classes resume in August," Best Colleges reports. -
‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’ on FAFSA
June 24, 2024 - "The bungled rollout of this year’s new Free Application for Federal Student Aid started with a two-month delay, pushing the usual Oct. 1 launch date to the end of December—a shift that raised eyebrows across higher ed and porte... -
FAFSA Update: Good News and Bad News
June 22, 2024 - "This week, the Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) released a new electronic announcement (EA) on remaining issues with the implementation of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) fo... -
FAFSA Delays Continue to Disrupt Admissions at Some Colleges
June 22, 2024 - "For years, Slippery Rock University has held its own in a slumping student market, and its leaders anticipate another strong fall aided by a third consecutive increase in first-year students," The Trib reports. -
Daily Briefing: FAFSA Fiasco Exasperates Financial-Aid Officers
June 21, 2024 - "The annual meeting of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, held in Milwaukee earlier this week, took on an urgent tone this year. The disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, has ... -
Mark Your Calendars: The Student Loan Forgiveness Deadline Is June 30
June 21, 2024 - "The student loan forgiveness deadline is quickly approaching as students only have until June 30 to consolidate their debts," Business Insider reports. -
FAFSA Crisis Deepens As Cordray Addresses Challenges And Promises Improvements
June 20, 2024 - "Richard A. Cordray, the chief operating officer of the Education Department's Federal Student Aid (FSA) office, has faced significant challenges during his tenure, particularly with the rollout of the new Free Application for Fed... -
Education Department Taps College Board President to Oversee FAFSA Launch
June 19, 2024 - "College Board President Jeremy Singer will temporarily join the Department of Education (ED) to lead the 2025-26 launch of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)," Best Colleges reports. -
Cardona Weighs in on Puerto Rico’s Major Education Overhaul
June 18, 2024 - "The Education Department announced Monday that it would not be able to submit corrections to FAFSA records in bulk until the first half of August. This is something that is typically available when the application goes live," POLITICO reports. -
No Public Comment for Next Year’s FAFSA
June 18, 2024 - "The U.S. Department of Education will not be opening next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) to public comment or making substantive changes to this past cycle’s form," Inside Higher Ed reports. -
‘Under Pressure’: Federal Officials Face Financial-Aid Officers Grappling With the FAFSA Crisis
June 18, 2024 - "Richard A. Cordray, chief operating officer of the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid office, has overseen the disastrous rollout of the form that makes colleges possible for millions of students," The Chronicle of Higher Education rep... -
How to Prepare for Dramatically Higher Federal Student Loan Interest Rates
June 18, 2024 - "When federal student loan interest rates increase again in July 2024, undergraduate students taking out direct loans for the 2024-2025 academic year will see some of the highest rates in over a decade," U.S. News and World Report writes. -
Are These New Rules the Canary in the Coal Mine for Distance Learning?
June 17, 2024 - "At the start of the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education quickly enacted emergency regulations allowing students to continue with their education online—a revolutionary development that provided a lifeline to institutions and students al... -
College Board President Will Oversee FAFSA Launch
June 14, 2024 - "The Education Department has tapped College Board president Jeremy Singer to serve in a new role overseeing the rollout of next year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid," Inside Higher Ed reports. -
Colleges Ask Congress to Delay Gainful Employment Deadline
June 12, 2024 - "The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) is calling on Congress to take legislative action and require the Education Department to give colleges until July 2025 to comply with the reporting requirements in the n... -
College Financial Aid Officers Ask Congress to Intervene in Biden’s Gainful Employment Demands
June 12, 2024 - "A national association representing thousands of college financial aid officers is asking Congress to extend the Biden administration’s deadline for reporting new financial transparency metrics," the Washington Examiner reports. -
Racial Criteria Already Removed By UM from Millions of Dollars in Student Aid
June 12, 2024 - "The recent University of Missouri Board of Curators petition to remove racial and ethnic criteria from 53 donated scholarships and funds is a final step in a year-long process that has already removed such criteria from millions of dollars in s... -
‘Very Unpredictable’: Colleges Fear FAFSA Fiasco Will Hurt Enrollment
June 10, 2024 - "This was shaping up to be a remarkable year for Mount St. Mary’s University in Los Angeles. Applications were up 40 percent for the 2024-2025 academic year, and the women’s liberal arts school was on track to welcome its largest freshman... -
FAFSA 2024: Here's Why FAFSA Frustrations Ran High With These Valley Stream Students
June 7, 2024 - "Syedah Ali, a Valley Stream South High School senior, curtly summed up what it was like applying to this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid program, better known as FAFSA," LI Herald reports. -
Cardona Calls for FSA Changes, But Experts Say the Damage is Done
June 3, 2024 - "It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make pla... -
FAFSA, Affordability and Financial Aid’s Future: Key Podcast
May 31, 2024 - "The last year has been a hellish one for many college financial aid directors—and, not surprisingly, for the head of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, who’s leaving his role after 14 years," Inside Higher ... -
‘The Last Straw’ for Weary Financial Aid Officers
May 31, 2024 - "Christine Taylor is too busy to talk on the phone. The director of financial aid at Bellevue College would love to vent about how difficult the past year has been. But it’s busy season at the largest community and technical college in Was... -
Education Department: 'FAFSA Is Up and Running' After Challenging Rollout
May 31, 2024 - "The Department of Education is urging student loan borrowers to complete their FAFSA applications following an error-filled rollout of the new application," UPI reports. -
The FAFSA Completion Gap Is Shrinking. Will It Disappear Entirely?
May 29, 2024 - "The U.S. Department of Education unveiled a simplified version of the FAFSA in late December, about three months after the typical release date. The new form streamlines the process for students and their families, asking several dozen questions at ... -
Still Waiting On Financial Aid Offers? Here’s What You Can Do Now
May 28, 2024 - "May 1 was supposed to be “college decision day” for high school seniors across the country. But months of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) errors and financial aid offer delays have left scores of students unsure of their...
