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More Access Means More Enrollment for Maine Community Colleges

A recent report shows a surge in enrollment across Maine Community College System campuses from 2022 to 2023 and credits the state’s Free College Scholarship program.

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Opinion

FAFSA Fiasco

Admissions counselors should exercise empathy and flexibility this cycle, Jim Jump writes.

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More Universities Join Chicago in Settling Financial Aid Lawsuit

Rice, Emory and Vanderbilt quietly settled last fall in a financial aid lawsuit against 17 institutions. Now pressure is mounting for the remaining defendants in the case.

State Financial Aid Rises Slightly

State lawmakers awarded about $14.9 billion in student financial aid in the 2021–22 academic year, a 1 percent increase compared...
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Success Program Launch: Scholarship Supports Diversity in STEM

This academic year, 20 students at the University of Chicago began receiving institutional support and additional scholarship money to support their academic pursuits in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields.

Calculation Oversight Besets New FAFSA Ahead of Launch

The Education Department did not update its guidelines for financial aid eligibility calculation for the new, simplified Free Application for...
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Breaking Free From the ‘Student Loan Matrix’

A self-taught student loan researcher argues that a series of assumptions about college are ensnaring students in a debt trap—and he offers a way out.

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Success Program Launch: Scholarship and Support for Native American Learners

Starting in January, Salt Lake Community College will waive tuition for all Native students enrolled at the institution, regardless of part- or full-time status.