Student Issues

Leadership & Policy

Senators Concerned About FAFSA Form Error Harming Students in Mixed-Status Families

U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Bernie Sanders are calling for an immediate fix to a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form error that prevents students with contributors who do not have Social Security Numbers to complete the form.

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Saint Louis University Suspends Financial Aid Deadlines, Debuts Financial Aid Estimator

Delays from challenges associated with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid prompted Saint Louis University officials to launch an independent, institutional aid application.

Leadership & Policy

Education Department to Host Additional Negotiated Rulemaking Session for Debt Relief

The U.S. Department of Education will host a fourth negotiated rulemaking session in February identifying ways to provide debt relief to borrowers experiencing hardship across the country.

Under Secretary James Kvaal

Leadership & Policy

Connecticut Lawmakers May Consider Legacy Admissions Ban

Connecticut could become the first state in the country to ban legacy admissions.

State Sen. Derek Slap

Judge Allows FAMU Students' Class Action Lawsuit Alleging State Discrimination

The suit accuses the state of discriminating against a historically Black university while prioritizing its largest public university, a predominantly white institution.

Six Florida A&M University students filed suit in September alleging, in part, that the University of Florida receives a larger state appropriation per student than Florida A&M.

Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

New report found that 62.3% of those who began their first year of college in 2016 reached graduation within six years.

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Leadership & Policy

Higher Ed Organization Leaders to Form Task Force to Address Financial Aid Confusion

Higher ed association leaders seek to address financial aid confusion by forming a task force to establish guiding principles and standards for student aid offers.

Dr. Ted Mitchell

Leadership & Policy

Coalition Files U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Briefs Supporting Biden Administration's Debt Relief Program

A coalition of organizations has filed five amicus curiae briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Biden administration’s student loan debt forgiveness program.

Dr. Miguel Cardona

Leadership & Policy

Higher Ed Organizations Press for Dreamer Deal

Groups representing higher ed are pushing to have a 'Dreamer' bill passed during the lame duck term.

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Boyer 2030 Commission Puts Out Recommendations for Improving Equity and Student Success at Research Universities

The Boyer 2030 Commission has published a report for advancing equity, student success, and excellence in undergraduate education at U.S. research universities to address persistent equity gaps in undergrad educational outcomes.

Association For Undergraduate Education At Research Universities (ueru)

BIPOC Mental Health Month Highlights an Increasingly Prominent Issue

July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month and medical organizations, advocacy groups, and the U.S. government are highlighting the unique mental health needs of BIPOC individuals and trying to find solutions.

New Reports Identify Obstacles to Education Completion

Tyton Partners, a provider of strategy consulting and investment banking services to the education sector, has published three reports that highlight achievement gaps among students from historically underrepresented groups.

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A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics

American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.

A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics