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The Department of Education (ED), on Tuesday, released its final rule covering the Pell Grant changes made in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which ED noted it will now refer to as the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTCA). Pell Grant eligibility for students enrolled in eligible workforce programs (known as Workforce Pell, or WFP) is effective July 20, 2026, per the final rule, with an option for early implementation beginning July 1, 2026.

A coalition of 25 states on Tuesday sued the Department of Education (ED) over its final rule implementing new student loan limits enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), claiming that this rule will price many students out of entering the healthcare workforce and harm public higher education institutions.

Please join us in welcoming our newest NASFAA staff member, who joined the Research team as our senior research and evaluation analyst: Alisa Cunningham. Most recently, Alisa was the senior advisor and director of research and evaluation at Higher Ed Insight and vice president for research at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP). She was appointed to the Department of Education’s Committee on Measures of Student Success in 2010-2011 and was a member of the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC). With more than 25 years of experience conducting research and evaluation projects on a broad array of topics, including financial aid, access and success for historically marginalized students, higher education financing, and measures of community college success, she has extensive experience working with higher education institutions to improve their capacity for internal data analysis and strategic finance.

Confusion about college pricing is eroding student and family trust in higher education. New research documents how cost confusion directly impacts whether students believe they are being charged fairly and the alignment of an institution’s objectives with their own. In response, a national advisory group of enrollment management leaders has developed five Student-Centered Enrollment Management Principles, now endorsed by more than 20 major higher education associations, student groups, and research organizations. Join leaders from NASFAA, ACE, AACRAO, and Strada Education Foundation on Thursday, May 28, at 3:00 p.m. ET for a conversation about what the research shows, what the principles ask of institutions, and what’s coming next.

NASFAA is proud to celebrate a major achievement for financial aid professionals nationwide: 50,000 credentials earned and countless careers elevated! The Professional Credential Program sets a nationally recognized standard in financial aid training, empowering professionals to gain recognition for their expertise. Earning a credential helps expand your knowledge, enhance job performance, and demonstrate your skills to employers—giving you and your organization a competitive edge. Please join us in celebrating the thousands who are investing in their growth and helping elevate the financial aid profession.

NASFAA’s AskRegs service fields thousands of questions from aid administrators each year, and with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), those questions are evolving quickly. In this webinar, on May 27 at 2 p.m. ET, we’ll walk through the top OBBBA-related questions submitted by your peers, highlighting key themes, common areas of confusion, and practical takeaways. Due to the volume and complexity of questions related to OBBBA this webinar has been expanded from 90 minutes to a 120-minute extended edition. Reserve your seat today!

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