"With new Trump administration policies impacting college admissions and financial aid, experts say the future of higher education remains uncertain," The Brown Daily Herald reports.

..."Allie Arcese, a spokesperson for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, said the Department of Education typically corrects and makes additions to the FAFSA annually. But the changes for sex categories were implemented outside of the typical cycle.

Following Trump’s gutting of agencies and organizations like the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Department of Education may be the next target.

Jill Desjean, a senior policy analyst at NASFAA, told the Herald that the details of a potential Department of Education shutdown are “a complete unknown.”

The Department of Education was 'created by Congress,' so it 'needs to be dissolved by Congress,' Desjean added, referencing the fact that a president cannot independently shut down an agency created by Congress.

Even if the education department was shut down, “someone would have to administer the FAFSA,” Desjean added."

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Publication Date: 2/19/2025