NASFAA in the News

• What Changed in 2 Years Since Grinnell Said It Would Try No-Loan Financial Aid
  November 22, 2022 - "In November 2020, colleges and their millions of students were smarting from the economic sting of the coronavirus pandemic. Colleges trimmed costs after campus shutdowns prompted many to refund auxiliary fees for services like residence halls ...
• Commonplace or a Painful Practice?
  November 21, 2022 - "A group of students at Morehouse College who recently learned they would not be getting scholarship funds they expected and believed they were entitled to receive are demanding change and clarity about the institution’s scholarship policies. T...
• NADOHE Panel: Colleges Must Prepare for Affirmative Action Verdicts Now
  November 21, 2022 - "The Supreme Court’s decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. University of North Carolina, the cases that could re-shape the role of race in admissions or even ban it entirely, are not likely to be known until next June. But institut...
• No-Loan Schools: What Are They and How to Apply
  November 21, 2022 - "The cost of college has nearly tripled over the last four decades. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, tuition at four-year institutions went from roughly $5,000 a year in 1980-81 to over $16,000 a year in 2020-21. Now, record...
• Colleges Struggle to Provide Clarity Amid Disruption in Student-Debt Cancellation
  November 16, 2022 - "Three months ago the Biden administration, with much fanfare, rolled out a plan for canceling some student debt. But in the past week, after 26-million borrowers had submitted applications for relief, two court rulings brought it to a halt," The Chr...
• Moving Forward on FAFSA Simplification
  November 11, 2022 - "The U.S. Education Department is moving forward to carry out some parts of the FAFSA Simplification Act before unveiling a simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid next fall," Inside Higher Ed reports. 
• Financial Aid and EFC Changes
  November 3, 2022 - "This week on SA Voices From the Field we interviewed Justin Draeger, President & CEO of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Today we talked to Justin about all of the upcoming Financial Aid and EFC changes that...
• Fewer Affordable Options for Pell Grant Students
  October 31, 2022 - "Pell Grant recipients are increasingly finding fewer affordable options for college and higher financial unmet needs, the National College Attainment Network found in a new analysis," Inside Higher Ed reports.
• 5 Ways to Get a Tuition Discount
  October 28, 2022 - "College is a costly investment, but there are several ways to reduce the burden. One option is through tuition discounts, which in recent years have been offered at historically high rates at private colleges, for instance," U.S. News & World Re...
• Student Aid Eligibility Changes Under FAFSA Simplification
  October 25, 2022 - "A new Free Application for Federal Student Aid is less than a year away, and colleges and universities are already planning for the expected overhaul of federal student aid," Inside Higher Ed reports.
• Préstamos Estudiantiles: ¿Como Puedo Solicitar el Perdón y De Que Me Debo Cuidar?
  October 25, 2022 - "Una Corte de Apelaciones freno este viernes de manera momentánea la condonación de deudas estudiantiles, una iniciativa del gobierno del presidente Biden," Telemundo Denver reports.
• ‘It’s $10,000 That’s on the Line.’ Borrowers Who Used Pell Grants Decades Ago Can’t Find Proof and Worry They Will Lose Biden’s Relief.
  October 21, 2022 - "Though she applied to college more than 40 years ago, Frida Marte can clearly remember the details of the experience," MarkertWatch reports.
• Congress Provided $30 Billion In Emergency Aid For Students, What Did We Learn?
  October 20, 2022 - "Early 2020 saw colleges close campus housing, students sent home or sometimes into homelessness, and a switch to online learning as lockdowns led to a massive shift in how higher education operated. These changes also left many students without the ...
• Eat or Pay Tuition? Many Community College Students Are Forced to Choose. But Colleges Can Help.
  October 19, 2022 - "Finishing a degree can be the least of a person’s worries when they don’t know where their next meal is coming from or where they’ll sleep at night," USA Today reports.
• How Students Spent More Than $30 Billion in Federal COVID Aid
  October 18, 2022 - “Let’s talk about financial aid, COVID financial aid for students,” BRN AM reported in a segment with NASFAA’s senior policy analyst, Jill Desjean.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Official Application Is Live
  October 17, 2022 - "The student loan forgiveness application officially opened on Monday at studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application, powered by the Education Department (ED). This is the only site where borrowers can sign up for student loan forgiveness," Yahoo Money re...
• Student Debt Relief Website Up; OSU-Cascades Students Call It Game Changer
  October 17, 2022 - "The White House on Monday announced the official launch of the student debt relief application website, giving students in debt a chance to eliminate as much as $20,000 of what they owe," Central Oregon Daily News reports.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Government Opens Beta Version of Application
  October 15, 2022 - "The Education Department (ED) opened up a beta version of its student loan forgiveness application process at studentaid.gov/debt-relief/application, offering periodic access to some borrowers who can apply ahead of the official launch," Yahoo ...
• More States Require High School Seniors to Fill Out Financial Aid Form
  October 14, 2022 - "A growing number of states are pushing high school seniors to file the federal financial aid form because evidence suggests that students who complete the form are more likely to attend college," the New York Times reports. 
• How Many Virginians No Longer Qualify for Student Loan Relief? It’s Hard to Say.
  October 14, 2022 - "Questions remain as to how many borrowers in Virginia no longer qualify for federal student loan forgiveness under new eligibility requirements for President Biden’s debt cancellation program," Virginia Mercury reports.
• How Student Loan Borrowers Can Take Advantage of President Biden’s Forgiveness Plan
  October 14, 2022 - "Student loan borrowers across the country will have until December 2023 to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness from the federal government," Chalkbeat reports. 
• With Scam Calls on the Rise, Here’s How to Identify Student Debt Relief Scams, Avoid Fraud
  October 12, 2022 - "If you keep getting calls or voicemails demanding you to “apply for student debt relief before the program is discontinued,” you are likely the recipient of a scam call — don’t pick up," The Dallas Morning News reports.
• Servicers Use Student Loan Forgiveness to Promote Refinancing
  October 12, 2022 - "As borrowers wait to apply for student loan forgiveness, several debt servicers have used the opportunity since the cancellation announcement to tout private loan refinance options," Yahoo News reports. 
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Government Offers Glimpse of Application for Borrowers
  October 11, 2022 - "The Education Department (ED) provided a first look at the student loan forgiveness application on Tuesday, but did not say exactly when the form would go live for borrowers to fill out," Yahoo News reports.
• Pace of FAFSA Simplification Concerning
  October 10, 2022 - "The long-awaited simplified Free Application for Federal Student Aid should be open next fall, but financial aid administrators and college access advocates are skeptical that the U.S. Department of Education can meet that deadline," Inside Higher E...
• FAFSA Verification: What to Do if You're Selected
  October 10, 2022 - "Submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid isn't the final step families take to receive federal financial aid. In addition to providing information requested by their chosen school, some filers are asked to provide documentation t...
• What Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Means for Women and BIPOC Borrowers
  October 7, 2022 - "Student debt is an issue that affects more than 40 million Americans nationwide. However, it’s no secret that the student debt crisis disproportionately affects both women and people of color, who not only carry higher debt balances than their...
• Report: Emergency Funds Saved College Students From Stopping Out
  October 6, 2022 - "Did the $77 billion given by Congress to institutions of higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic, including a large portion earmarked for students, really make a difference? Emergency funds funneled by colleges and universities indeed were con...
• 10 Common Mistakes Made on the FAFSA
  October 6, 2022 - "Many colleges, universities and states use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as the FAFSA, to determine students' eligibility for nonfederal need-based aid – additional funds students can use to pay fo...
• What's New on the 2023-2024 FAFSA
  October 6, 2022 - "The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as the FAFSA, opened Oct. 1 with a few tweaks to financial information questions," U.S. News and World Report writes.
• How Students Spent More Than $30 Billion in Federal Covid Aid
  October 5, 2022 - "The vast majority of college students at 11 institutions who received emergency financial aid through the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund said the money helped to reduce their stress and let them better focus on their studies, accordi...
• What Colleges Can Learn From COVID-19 Relief to Improve Other Emergency Aid Programs
  October 5, 2022 - "In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress approved three batches of emergency relief funding for higher ed totaling more than $76 billion. The U.S. Department of Education distributed the money to colleges through the Higher Education Emer...
• ‘What Century Are We In?’: Biden Slams College Birth Control Bans
  October 5, 2022 - "IT’S WEDNESDAY, OCT. 5. WELCOME TO MORNING EDUCATION. A majority of the Supreme Court declined to embrace an argument advanced by Alabama calling for a “race neutral” reading of a key provision of the Voting Rights Act," POLITICO r...
• Students Say COVID-19 Aid Improved Grades, Relieved Stress
  October 5, 2022 - "Federal emergency aid disbursed during the COVID-19 pandemic helped college students stay enrolled in classes, provided stress relief and improved academic outcomes, a new report out today says," Inside Higher Ed reports.
• Assessing the REAL Reforms Act: Loan Limits
  October 4, 2022 - “'Assessing the REAL Reforms Act' is a Minding the Campus symposium that will closely analyze the Responsible Education Assistance through Loan (REAL) Reforms Act, a bill recently introduced by Representatives Virginia Foxx (R-NC...
• Wisconsin Borrowers Can Follow These Steps to Ensure They Receive Student Loan Forgiveness
  September 30, 2022 - "On Aug. 24, President Joe Biden announced the student loan payment pause was extended  until Dec 31. Additionally, individuals making less than $125,000 or households making less than $250,000 could have up to $20,000 in student loans forg...
• For Biden’s Loan-Forgiveness Plan, a Flurry of Lawsuits, a Rollback, and a New Sticker Price
  September 30, 2022 - "A lot has happened since President Biden in August announced his plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student-loan debt for millions of Americans — specifically, in the last week," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
• ‘Generating an Unnecessary Inequity’
  September 28, 2022 - "Federal student aid awards are technically awarded without regard to race, but researchers detail in a new National Bureau of Economic Research working paper how the financial aid system actually reflects and adds to disparities in wealth among demo...
• FAFSA Season Starts: What You Need to Know For Financial Aid
  September 27, 2022 - "The Free Application for Federal Student Aid filing season starts Oct. 1 for the 2023-2024 school year. If you plan to attend college next year, experts say you might want to fill out the FAFSA application as close to the opening date as possib...
• How to Apply for Student Loan Forgiveness 2022
  September 23, 2022 - "This article has covered all the information regarding Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility and how you can apply for the Student Loan Forgiveness 2022 program," World Wire writes. 
• 'No-Loan' Colleges: What to Know
  September 22, 2022 - "The cost of attending college continues to rise for American students. To ease the financial burden on families and students, a small subset of schools have instituted "no-loan" policies, removing federal loans from financial aid packages and r...
• Student Loan App Sparrow Raises $7 Million For Bid To Simplify Private Borrowing
  September 20, 2022 - "The recent Biden administration decision to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for many existing borrowers came with a significant caveat for student debt holders: private loans are excluded from the relief plan," Forbes reports.
• The Subprime Loans for College Hiding in Plain Sight
  September 17, 2022 - "If you want your kids to go to college but you can’t afford the bills, the federal government has a deal for you that will blow your mind. You can borrow the entire cost — minus any other aid your child receives — through something...
• NASFAA’s Annual Student Aid Profile Provides Overview of Federal Programs
  September 16, 2022 - "Federal financial aid programs play a critical role for students as college costs continue to rise. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) recently released its annual publication outlining student aid available at...
• Breaking Down Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
  September 15, 2022 - "The big announcement that the Biden administration is canceling $10,000 in student loan debt for millions of borrowers—and $20,000 for even more—and extending the pause on payments is the main topic of discussion for the kickoff of dotED...
• Walker to Represent Arkansas On Advocacy Network
  September 15, 2022 - "Dr. Vicki Walker who serves as the associate director of financial aid and registration at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, has been selected to represent Arkansas on the National Ass...
• How Loan Forgiveness Affects SRU
  September 12, 2022 - "At the start of COVID-19, many students didn’t have quite the college experience they were looking for. Many students fell behind and had to pull out extra money to ensure they could afford to have the tools they needed at home. Students didn&...
• Shawn Vestal: College Costs Are Still Sky High, But The Debt Picture Is Improving — At Least A Bit
  September 11, 2022 - "One of the most important trends of our college cost crisis is one of the least-known. It’s getting better. A little, tiny, eensy-weensy bit better. Costs are rising slowly, not shooting through the roof. The pernicious cycle of student loans ...
• Listen: The Concerns About President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
  September 8, 2022 - "In this episode, we unravel President Biden's new student loan debt forgiveness plan and how it will effect families in the short and long term. You'll hear from a current graduate student about the stressors of debt, a financial aid advisor informs...
• Pell By The Numbers: The Power of Expanding The Federal Grant Program
  September 8, 2022 - "The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), strong proponents of Pell grants, released a brief that shows the impact of that federal aid and the potential benefits of doubling the maximum award for individuals to $13,0...
• NYITCOM at A-State’s Walker to Represent Arkansas on NASFAA’s State Advocacy Network
  September 8, 2022 - "Vicki Walker, Ed.D., who serves as the associate director of financial aid and registration at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University, has been selected to represent Arkansas on the National Ass...
• Politico Pro Morning Education: Transgender Students Challenge Oklahoma Bathroom Law
  September 8, 2022 - "NASFAA's newly updated issue brief argues in favor of doubling the Pell grant. The resource breaks down the number and percentage of Pell grant recipients by family income level and student demographic, and the current 'purchasing power' of the maxi...
• Students Vote for Remote (Employees)
  September 6, 2022 - "When making decisions about whether non-faculty employees’ jobs could be done remotely or under a hybrid arrangement, college and university officials may not realize that most students don’t expect or feel they need in-person staff," In...
• ‘I Can Breathe A Little Bit More.’ How Student Debt Relief Will Affect 8 Borrowers, In Their Words
  September 2, 2022 - "For some of the more than 45 million people across the United States who have student loans, President Joe Biden’s plan for the federal government to forgive billions of dollars of student loan debt could be life-altering. For others, it could...
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness: Research to Help Journalists
  September 1, 2022 - "As adults with federal student loans await new details about the widespread loan forgiveness program President Joe Biden announced Aug. 24, many journalists will be trying to answer questions such as: How much will the program cost? Who wi...
• The Inland Northwest Has Mixed Reactions to Biden's $10K to $20K Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
  September 1, 2022 - "While many celebrated the news last week that President Joe Biden and the U.S. Department of Education plan to forgive $10,000 in federal student loans for those who make less than $125,000 per year, not everyone was pleased with the announcement," ...
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness: Your Questions Answered
  September 1, 2022 - "The Biden Administration recently announced that it plans to cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt, which is likely to affect many of the nearly 43 million Americans who borrowed to attend college," U.S. News & Wo...
• Five Ways Student Loan Borrowers Can Prepare to Apply for Forgiveness
  September 1, 2022 - "In a matter of weeks, the Biden administration is set to unveil applications for student borrowers to register for up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness," The Hill reports. 
• Student Loan Borrowers Reflect on What Biden’s Plan Could Mean for Them
  September 1, 2022 - "President Joe Biden announced a plan for the federal government to forgive billions of dollars of student loan debt, where around 43 million borrowers could each see up to $20,000 of relief. About 45 million people have student loans in the United S...
• ‘More Questions Than Answers’ Local College Reacts to Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
  August 30, 2022 - "President Joe Biden declared last week that his administration would aid millions of Americans living with student loan debt," The Outlook reports. 
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Applications to Begin in Early October
  August 29, 2022 - "Thursday, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would be forgiving millions of dollars of student debt. Since then, many questions have risen about how people can get that money for themselves on their own loans," NBC Toledo reports....
• Inflation Hedge or Not, Bitcoin's True Value Is Separation of Money and State
  August 28, 2022 - "For the first week in a while, the non-crypto world was louder than the crypto world. Everyone is talking about: How U.S. President Biden is paying off everyone’s student loans (through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program)," CoinDesk r...
• On 50th Anniversary of Pell Grant Legislation, Lawmakers Want to 'Double Down' on Efforts
  August 26, 2022 - "Claiborne Pell is still a titan in the annals of American political history, with a rich legacy of service not only to the Rhode Island constituents he served for six terms in the U.S. Senate but also to the entire population of the country," the Ne...
• Service With a Smile
  August 26, 2022 - "Two semesters of working the front desk at Wichita State University’s recreation center shaped Lauren O’Donnell’s appreciation for the kind of stress full-time employees on campuses can feel. O’Donnell fielded questions, and ...
• Pell Grant Recipients Can Get $20,000 in Student Loan Forgiveness Instead of $10,000. How to Check if You Qualify
  August 25, 2022 - "Under the Biden administration’s plans to wipe out some student loan debt, one particular type of need-based financial aid that many borrowers receive could mean qualifying for twice as much in forgiveness," CNBC reports. 
• Student Loan Forgiveness: Who Qualifies and Other Questions Answered
  August 25, 2022 - "President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a slew of student loan debt relief measures, including cancelation of up to $20,000 in debt for some Americans," Yahoo Finance reports.   
• Will Student Loan Forgiveness Affect My Credit Score?
  August 25, 2022 - "President Joe Biden’s long-awaited announcement on student loan forgiveness and deferment will have a positive financial impact on millions of borrowers. But the credit implications may be harder to understand," Forbes reports.  &nb...
• Higher Ed Leaders Praised the White House’s Debt Forgiveness Plan — As a Good Start
  August 24, 2022 - "Higher education leaders largely supported the Biden administration’s Wednesday announcement that it would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for individuals making less than $125,000 annually or couples filing taxes jointly making under...
• Biden Announces $10,000 in Loan Forgiveness, Plus $20,000 in Pell Relief For Borrowers
  August 24, 2022 - "President Joe Biden unveiled an unprecedented plan to address the student loan debt crisis on Wednesday, which not only includes the forgiveness of $10,000 for borrowers who earn less than $125,000 but also the elimination of $20,000 for former Pell...
• Biden’s Debt-Cancellation Plan Draws Praise and Skepticism
  August 24, 2022 - "Millions of Americans would see their student-debt load lightened by $10,000 each under a plan unveiled by President Biden on Wednesday, ending months of speculation about whether and how he would keep a campaign promise to help borrowers. The presi...
• Colleges Received $77B in COVID-19 Pandemic Relief. Now What?
  August 23, 2022 - "The last of the federal government's Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) are now out the door, but the challenges those funds were meant to address remain significant hurdles. Since March 2020, three different government acts h...
• Biden’s Student-Debt Forgiveness Is Reportedly Imminent. Here’s What You Need to Know.
  August 23, 2022 - "After vowing during the 2020 election campaign to make student-debt relief a priority, President Biden reportedly will announce his long-anticipated decision on Wednesday," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. 
• A Financial Aid Checklist for NC Parents of Students Heading to College
  August 22, 2022 - "College is more expensive than ever. That’s why we put together a comprehensive guide to snagging financial aid, which can include scholarships, grants and loans. The News & Observer talked to student aid officials at UNC-Chapel Hill and D...
• Student Loans: ‘Borrowers Aren’t Ready’ to Resume Payments, Former FDIC Chair Says
  August 22, 2022 - "The expiration of the forbearance pause on federal student loans is fast approaching on August 31 — an impending economic hardship for many borrowers, according to one expert," Yahoo News reports. 
• What Should You Do If Biden Doesn’t Extend The Student Loan Payment Pause?
  August 17, 2022 - "To thaw or not to thaw?  That is the question facing President Joe Biden as the long-delayed end to the freeze on student loan payments created by the COVID-19 crisis approaches on August 31. Announced at the start of the pandemic in March 2020...
• Grad PLUS Loans: Everything You Need to Know
  August 17, 2022 - "It’s important for students to have clear, timely and actionable information about how much it costs to attend college and what options they have to cover those expenses, including loans, according to student advocates," reports U.S. News &...
• Biden’s Student Loan Waiting Game Drags On
  August 15, 2022 - "The Biden administration has begun notifying some colleges that it has reinstated the ability of certain defaulted borrowers to receive new federal student loans — as part of the “fresh start” initiative that officials announced ea...
• Why the CEO of a Roaring Ed-Tech Startup Quietly Moved to Buffalo
  August 11, 2022 - "What if?, the Concourse Global team asked. What if high school counselors had a tool they could give their students, where all they have to do is create a profile with their test scores, grades and interests. What if those profiles – scrubbed ...
• The Status of Federal Student Aid Programs
  August 10, 2022 - "The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators compiles an annual report of the latest data on major federal student aid programs. The new National Student Aid Profile provides an overview of how federal student aid programs are be...
• Proposed Student Loan Bill Calls for Reform, End of PSLF Program as Alternative to Biden ‘Scheme’
  August 7, 2022 - "While President Biden has said he is preparing to make a decision on student loans any day now, a new bill proposed by Republican lawmakers could upend any moves Biden may make. Calling it a 'responsible alternative to Biden’s blanket student ...
• After President Biden Cancels Student Debt
  August 3, 2022 - "With more than 43 million borrowers owing more than $1.6 trillion in outstanding federal student loans, the nation is at a critical juncture on the shared problems of college cost and student loan debt. For years, rising costs, state disinvestment i...
• Reps. Bonamici, Fitzpatrick Sponsor Bill to Help Student Borrowers Repay Debt
  July 29, 2022 - "U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) are sponsoring a bill to help student loan borrowers avoid default. The Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act would automatically enroll st...
• Maryland Ranks Second in Highest Student Debt
  July 27, 2022 - "Maryland residents on average have the second highest student debt burden in the nation, while the majority of financial aid administrators are concerned about their ability to help students navigate a complex system," NPR reports. "The burden on fi...
• What Will Biden Do on Loans?
  July 22, 2022 - "The clock is ticking for the Biden administration to let borrowers know whether it plans to extend the pause on federal student loan payments, which is currently set to expire on Aug. 31. If the pause is not extended, 45 million borrowers will have ...
• Daily Briefing: The Appeal (or Lack Thereof) of Working in Higher Education
  July 19, 2022 - "Daily Briefing: The Appeal (or Lack Thereof) of Working in Higher Education," The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.
• With “NASFAA Gives Back” Program, Group Reinvests in Its Members
  July 14, 2022 - "Over the course of the pandemic, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators provided so many valuable services and benefits that not only was its renewal rate high but new members joined in droves. Now, as its members struggle ...
• 3 Major Changes in Biden’s Borrower Defense Proposal
  July 12, 2022 - "Last week, the Biden administration proposed sweeping regulations that would overhaul the nation’s student loan system. One element of the proposal is an updated borrower defense to repayment rule, which forgives federal loans for students who...
• Simplifying Student Loans
  July 7, 2022 - "The Education Department released a series of proposed rules Wednesday that would simplify federal loans, to make it easier for students who attended fraudulent colleges or who are public service workers to get loan forgiveness," Inside Higher Ed re...
• Biden Administration Wants to Ease Student-Loan Forgiveness for Some
  July 6, 2022 - "Students could have a clearer path to loan forgiveness and affordable repayment of their education debt under plans unveiled Wednesday by the Biden administration," The Washington Post reports.
• Canceling Student Loan Debt Is Just the Start
  July 1, 2022 - "There is much we don’t yet know about President Biden’s anticipated plan for student loan forgiveness. One thing is certain though: while this will benefit millions of borrowers, it will not fix our broken student loan system. We need to...
• Biden's Top Student-Loan Official Says He's 'Pushing Hard' to Give Public Servants More Time to Apply for Debt Relief
  June 29, 2022 - "President Joe Biden's top student-loan official suggested relief might be extended for government and nonprofit workers," Business Insider reports.
• Colleges Struggle With Severe Financial Aid Staffing Shortages
  June 27, 2022 - "As much of the U.S. labor market continues to contend with major shortages, college financial aid offices are struggling to find and retain qualified employees. While many had vacancies prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, this issue has become exacerbat...
• Purdue Backs Off Income-Share Agreements
  June 23, 2022 - "Purdue University has paused new enrollments in its income-share agreement program, a financing mechanism both praised as a bold experiment to make college more accessible and criticized as a predatory scheme that traps students in dodgy and expensi...
• Support for Debt Forgiveness, But…
  June 21, 2022 - "A poll conducted by NPR and Ipsos found that although debt forgiveness is popular among Americans, a majority would prefer the Biden administration focus on efforts to make college more affordable," Inside Higher Ed reports.
• Biden's Pell Grant Increase a Good Start to Help Marginalized College Students—but It's Only a Start
  June 21, 2022 - "In a crisis, any help is better than none. That’s why the Biden administration’s proposal to boost the cornerstone federal funding program for low-income college students is a very welcome step," Real Clear Policy reports.
• Need-Based Financial Aid: What It Is and How to Qualify
  June 20, 2022 - "If you can’t pay for college out of pocket, you can apply for need-based financial aid. Need-based financial aid is college funding that is awarded based on your financial situation. Federal need-based aid is available through the Free Applica...
• Is Student Loan Debt Bad? 5 Experts Weigh In
  June 16, 2022 - "With the prospect of loan forgiveness looming, student loan debt continues to be a lightning rod issue. This debt has ballooned to nearly $1.75 trillion in the U.S. That figure is spread across 43.4 million Americans for an average of $37,358 p...
• How Would Student-Loan Forgiveness Really Work?
  June 8, 2022 - "Nearly 18 months into the term of President Biden, his administration continues to grapple with whether and how to provide blanket forgiveness to the more than 40 million people who hold nearly $1.6 trillion in student-loan debt," The Chronicle of H...
• Reform to Student Loans: What Higher Ed Wants
  June 7, 2022 - "As President Biden moves closer to canceling at least some student debt in the near future, many higher education advocates and members of Congress are concerned that cancellation without broader reforms to the federal loan system at large will...
• A Radical Change for Admissions
  June 6, 2022 - "Imagine a new way for colleges to admit students: students don’t apply. They just create a single, basic portfolio, showing their grades, their interests and relevant information. They can include their test scores if they want to. Colleges wo...