Student Aid Policy

Using funds from its endowment to expand financial aid, Boston University notches sizable increase in proportion of its freshmen who come from low-income backgrounds.

The agency this week quietly ended a collaboration with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to share information about student loan complaints.

Biggest for-profit college trade group isn't waiting for favorable outcome from Department of Education's rule-making process.

Public universities in the state were slapped with sanctions that will slow release of federal student aid and add an extra layer of approval for new programs -- a result of three years of late audits, the top reason public universities suffer the penalty.

Education secretary plans to shake up student loan servicing again. The department remains committed to single website for student borrowers.

It is important to ask crucial funding questions about such plans now, argues Bob Samuels.

Ted Mitchell brings a wide-ranging background to the American Council on Education, including work on reforms the higher education lobby group has opposed.

A new research paper finds that excess credit hour policies don’t lead to completion, just more student debt.