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In ‘Buyer’s Market,’ Tuition Increases Haven’t Outpaced Inflation
The College Board’s 2023 “Pricing and Student Aid” report shows that average published tuition and fees increased this year, but the increase was less than the rate of inflation.
Overhaul of Financial Aid Formula Will Boost Pell Grant Eligibility
A new report by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association estimates nearly 220,000 more students will qualify under the pending new federal aid formula.
Designing Scholarships With Intention
Choices in scholarship design and administration can determine whether scholarships open doors for students or (unintentionally) close them, Krista Chronister and tia north write.
Freeing Stranded Credits, Removing Barriers to Completion
Eight Ohio colleges took part in a trial program that forgave debts owed by students and allowed them to re-enroll. Transcripts of students who stick with the program will eventually be unlocked.
Wesleyan Goes Loan-Free for All Students
U of Central Arkansas Launches Tuition Assistance Program
‘Pay Up or Leave,’ a University Tells Students
A new policy at historically Black Fisk University requires students to pay off debts of more than $1,500, get on a payment plan or leave. Students are pushing back.