Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Fallout From a FAFSA Fiasco Liam Knox Mon, 02/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges are pushing back admission deadlines after the latest FAFSA delay. But not all institutions will be affected equally, and many aren’t yet ready to make the call. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A FAFSA of Their Own Liam Knox Mon, 02/19/2024 - 03:00 AM After months of FAFSA delays and missteps, some colleges are sending students homemade aid forms and early offer estimates. That could be a risky gambit. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2024

‘Running Out of Road’ for FAFSA Completion Liam Knox Fri, 04/05/2024 - 03:00 AM The number of students who filled out the federal aid form is down nearly 30 percent. The ramifications for access and enrollment could be devastating. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Colleges Sing for Their FAFSA Supper Liam Knox Mon, 02/12/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education Department is dispensing money and advisers to help “underresourced” colleges navigate the new FAFSA. But which institutions will be eligible? Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2024

Another ‘Devastating’ FAFSA Delay Liam Knox Wed, 01/31/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges will not receive applicants’ federal aid information until March. They may be forced to push back commitment deadlines, and the delay could discourage low-income students from enrolling. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 11, 2024

When FAFSA Completion Takes a Village Liam Knox Thu, 04/11/2024 - 03:00 AM In New York City, completion rates for the revamped federal form are down a whopping 45 percent. City agencies, higher ed partners and advocacy groups are pooling their resources to get back on track. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 1, 2024

The Department of Education has implemented a temporary fix to the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) that will allow students with parents or guardians who lack a social security number to complete the form, under secretary of education James Kvaal told reporters at a press briefing Tuesday.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 25, 2024

‘Another Unforced Error’ in the FAFSA Fiasco Liam Knox Mon, 03/25/2024 - 03:00 AM The education department said calculation errors rendered hundreds of thousands of student aid forms unusable, setting time-strapped colleges back further. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 8, 2024

After FAFSA Issues, Education Department Faces ‘Crisis of Credibility’ Katherine Knott Mon, 04/08/2024 - 03:00 AM Colleges and universities say they need more honesty and transparency from the department to rebuild their trust in the federal financial aid system. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2024

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent a letter to state governors on Monday urging them to prepare for the consequences of FAFSA delays by pushing back state financial aid application deadlines and adjusting expectations for state grant eligibility.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Waiting for FAFSA Liam Knox Fri, 10/06/2023 - 03:00 AM A major overhaul to the federal student aid form delayed its launch at least two months. That means headaches for everyone from financial aid officers to applicants. Byline(s) Katherine Knott Liam Knox

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2024

How the FAFSA crisis has stranded higher ed's most vulnerable applicants. By Eric Hoover Elias Williams for The Chronicle One day at a high school in April revealed the doubt, anger, and determination of students awaiting financial-aid offers.

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Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 21, 2023

Groups like NASFAA want the Education Department to commit to a date it will issue the 2024-25 FAFSA.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2024

The FAFSA Processing System (FPS) was not including all data fields needed to correctly calculate the Student Aid Index for dependent students who reported assets,” department officials wrote in an announcement.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2024

It comes after the rollout of changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, caused delays throughout this year’s college admissions process. The post US Department of Education announces grant program to boost FAFSA completion appeared first on University Business. Instead of opening on the usual Oct.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Department of Education Lends Colleges a Hand After FAFSA Backlash Liam Knox Tue, 02/06/2024 - 03:00 AM The department is allocating $50 million and deploying staffers to help institutions adjust to the rocky FAFSA rollout. College leaders are underwhelmed. Byline(s) Liam Knox Katherine Knott

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2024

Higher education leaders unloaded their grievances over the Department of Education’s botched FAFSA rollout in a U.S. ” The National College Attainment Network (NCAN) estimates that, as of March 29, 35% of students have submitted the FAFSA this year, a 27% drop compared to last year. We lose out on that talent.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Citing FAFSA Delays, U.S. to Ease Requirements on Colleges Katherine Knott Tue, 02/13/2024 - 06:00 AM The Education Department will limit verification of aid applications and reduce program reviews to let institutions focus on students. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2024

Citing FAFSA Mess, Colleges Want Relief From New Gainful Rule Katherine Knott Wed, 03/27/2024 - 03:00 AM The Education Department asked for two years’ worth of data by July 31—a task that will be “a significant institutional undertaking,” administrators say. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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University Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That’s according to the latest available data from the National College Attainment Network , which tracks the changes in FAFSA submission rates year-over-year. By late January, more than 676,000 seniors completed a FAFSA, nearly a 57% drop compared to last year’s numbers. In the year prior, applications were also down 9%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

This year, helping her high school seniors through the newly simplified FAFSA application process has been more stressful than simple. Traditionally, the FAFSA form opens on October 1, leaving students and their parents plenty of time to fill out the form. as the new FAFSA system encountered glitches and repeated delays.

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2024

The long-awaited Simplified FAFSA form, delayed three months from when students and parents traditionally receive it, made its official launch on New Year’s Eve. Without a fully operational FAFSA portal, schools lack a concrete timeline for when they could provide financial aid offers to their students.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 31, 2024

After recognizing a mistake in how family income is applied to financial aid packages for incoming 2024-25 FAFSA applications, the U.S. The substantially redesigned 2024-25 FAFSA form, intended to make more aid available to more students and improve the user experience with a streamlined application process, has faced numerous delays.

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University Business

JANUARY 30, 2024

Students and parents anxiously submitting a delayed FAFSA Simplification Form were met with a glitchy, crash-prone website in the soft launch period. Colleges and universities have now been told they will no longer receive students’ FAFSA forms at the end of January. As a result, approximately $1.8

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Greg Nayor In what has been another delay, ED announced last week that schools and agencies involved in financial aid will receive Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) information – which they use to determine student total financial aid offerings – until the first half of March. It really does shorten things up quite a bit."

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 3, 2024

The New FAFSA Is Here. Liam Knox Wed, 01/03/2024 - 03:00 AM After a frustrating year of delays, the new federal aid application launched Dec. But maintenance pauses, glitches and other obstacles have led to a rocky start. Byline(s) Katherine Knott Liam Knox

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Details Trickle Out About $50 Million FAFSA Support Fund Katherine Knott Thu, 02/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The money comes from a fund designated to pay off insurance claims and refund payments to borrowers, though the education secretary can authorize other uses. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Federal Student Aid announcement on the deferral of the FAFSA form from October to December will create a cluster of issues for students , parents and financial aid officers this academic year. Nonetheless, the questionnaire only serves as a proxy until the FAFSA form is available. “Early is better,” he says.

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University Business

MARCH 29, 2024

Last week, the Department of Education announced its latest setback to this year’s mightily turbulent FAFSA season. The Department said students won’t be allowed to adjust errors they made on their FAFSA until mid-April , a mere two weeks before the decision deadline.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

Amid ongoing issues with the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this year, the City University of New York (CUNY) is looking to help. FAST will begin April 12 and continue until the end of this September, a CUNY spokesperson said in an email. to be able to be walked through it. I think there’s a lot of merit in that.”

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University Business

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Colleges and universities’ admissions and enrollment teams were already preparing for one of the most complicated years in financial aid history with the release of FAFSA Simplification. Now, another hurdle has arisen: The new FAFSA will not be released until the last possible day of the year, Dec.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Department of Education (ED) has updated how it calculates the amount of aid students will receive to be in full alignment with the FAFSA Simplification Act. Cardona said the update, the latest in ED’s 2024–25 Better FAFSA ® implementation, will not impact implementation timelines. Since the new 2024–25 FAFSA form became available Dec.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2024

Two political leaders allege that a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form error is preventing students with contributors, including parents and spouses, who do not have a Social Security Number from completing the U.S. Department of Education’s new FAFSA form.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

End-of-Year FAFSA Launch Could Cause More Delays, Headaches Katherine Knott Thu, 11/16/2023 - 03:00 AM Colleges and universities will face a tighter timeline to get students their financial aid offer letters, and students will have less time to make decisions. Byline(s) Katherine Knott

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 11, 2024

Louisiana Stops Requiring FAFSA Completion in High School Doug Lederman Mon, 03/11/2024 - 03:00 AM Some state officials say the policy was burdensome and promoted college-going over more vocational paths. Critics of the change fear it will impede college attainment for needy students. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A coalition of higher ed professional associations and advocacy organizations issued a letter Wednesday urging colleges to extend their typical May 1 commitment deadline for accepted students in light of a nearly two-month delay in the delivery of FAFSA information to c

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University Business

MAY 14, 2024

Peggy Flanagan and higher education advocates at a news conference during which he announced $15,000 grants for two groups — College Possible Minnesota and Achieve Twin Cities — that plan to continue working through the summer with students who have struggled to complete the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.

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