Financial Aid

The loans are disproportionately utilized by Black and Latino families and the families of students at HBCUs, and advocates worry the limits will hinder access to college.

As colleges face mounting financial challenges, institutional aid budgets could take a significant hit, passing costs to students and undermining promising access initiatives.

Economist Phil Levine developed his price calculator to help families understand the cost of a degree without deciphering complex aid formulas. Colleges are queuing up to use it.

Colleges are learning that financial wellness can impact student retention and educating students on money management and loan repayment can enhance their success.

Hours after the Trump administration filed a lawsuit against the state Wednesday arguing the policy was unlawful, a district judge agreed to reverse it.

The administration’s proposed budget also defunds TRIO. Some programs are already losing funding, according to one association.

Leaders of Christian, historically Black and community colleges appeared before the Republican-controlled Senate committee. Democrats took the opportunity to argue against House GOP proposals, including cutting Pell.