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The Long-Awaited FAFSA Autopsy Is Here
Government investigators dissected the federal aid form’s botched rollout at a congressional hearing Tuesday. Their findings paint a familiar picture of bureaucratic bungling, with some telling new details.
The Cliff, the Pandemic and the Hurricane
Who said fairy tales can’t be scary? Rick Clark distills higher ed’s enrollment challenges in a children’s story.
The Aid Officer’s Advocate
The interim president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators discusses cost transparency, staff burnout and, of course, FAFSA.
Could a Wealth-Based Pell Grant Close Racial Gaps in Student Debt?
A new report argues a $17 billion investment in a grant program will meet unaddressed financial aid needs for Black and brown students.
Ed Blum Puts Colleges ‘On Notice’ Over Diversity
The affirmative action foe threatened to sue three colleges for allegedly defying the Supreme Court’s race-conscious admissions ban. Should others prepare for the worst?
The Program That Changed the University of Maine System's Fate
An online program has helped one small campus nearly double its enrollment over the past four years, a boon for a system long struggling to keep head count up.
Affirmative Action Gets Another Day in Court
Students for Fair Admissions sued the Naval Academy over its ongoing consideration of race in admissions, which the Supreme Court allowed in an exemption. The outcome could have broad implications.
To Test or Not to Test
Glenn C. Altschuler and David Wippman review Nicholas Lemann’s Higher Admissions: The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing.