Most experts say the primary goal should be finding the funds needed to plug an immediate $17 billion gap. But it remains undecided where those funds would come from or how to resolve the larger $100 ...

Economic diversity at selective institutions is ticking up slightly, and that’s a good thing. In December, analysis from the Associated Press found that, of 17 highly selective ...

The Department of Education proposes "Workforce Pell Grants" for high-quality programs lasting 8–14 weeks, helping students fund CDL and diesel mechanic certifications.

Chancellor Donde Plowman shared the main metric she wants to improve by 2030 to take the university's student experience to the next level.

A long-awaited policy change inked into last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act will soon allow students to use federal financial aid for job-training programs that take just a couple of months to ...

It's hardly news that America's elite universities are largely populated by students from America's wealthiest families.

A grant program offering non-repayable financial aid may face major disruptions in the coming years if Congress fails to intervene. The Federal Pell Grant Program is facing shortfalls that could ...

The Federal Pell Grant Program — the flagship federal financial aid program that aids six to seven million students annually — is projected by the Congressional Budget Office to experience a $5.4 ...

Two Chicago universities are among a few dozen colleges across the country that appear to favor wealthier families when offering financial aid packages, a new report finds. Loyola University Chicago ...

Thousands of incarcerated people in Connecticut want to enroll in higher education — and financial aid is available — but limited space and resources in the state’s prison system have prevented the ...

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