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Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
A new report found that federal disinvestment in Pell Grants hit higher ed in Southern states hard. It also likely played a role in plummeting Black student enrollments.
Can an Instant Price Estimator Help Students See Private Colleges as Affordable?
Amid debates about how to help families see past high sticker prices, 22 institutions are adopting a resource to instantly estimate costs based just on household income.
Atlanta’s HBCUs Receive $50M Gift for Financial Aid
Scholarship Providers Say Data-Sharing Confusion Delays Awards
Changes to the FAFSA complicated what data colleges can share and with whom. Scholarship providers say it’s made their jobs harder and delayed awards to students.
The Costs Students Don’t See Coming—and Why They Matter
New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency.
ED to Resume Student Loan Forgiveness for Some
Report: Tuition Discounts Fuel Higher Ed Skepticism
Is This the Moment for Tuition Resets?
One Washington university is addressing families’ growing desire for cost transparency by slashing tuition in half. Such resets haven’t always worked, but some think they may become the new normal.