Financial Aid https://www.insidehighered.com/ en Wed, 08 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0500 Weighing Perceptions Against Realities of Going to College https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/financial-aid/2023/11/08/cost-attendance-one-many-college-decision-influences A new poll of high school students found that cost has a significant influence on the college they attend, but so do perceptions about the experience they’ll have there. Jessica Blake Wed, 11/08/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid In ‘Buyer’s Market,’ Tuition Increases Haven’t Outpaced Inflation https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/financial-aid/2023/11/01/buyers-market-tuition-increases-havent-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. Kathryn Palmer Wed, 11/01/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid Overhaul of Financial Aid Formula Will Boost Pell Grant Eligibility https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/student-aid-policy/2023/10/26/overhaul-federal-aid-formula-boost-pell-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. Jessica Blake Thu, 10/26/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid Designing Scholarships With Intention https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/views/2023/10/23/designing-scholarships-intention-opinion Choices in scholarship design and administration can determine whether scholarships open doors for students or (unintentionally) close them, Krista Chronister and tia north write. Krista Chronister Mon, 10/23/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid Freeing Stranded Credits, Removing Barriers to Completion https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/financial-aid/2023/10/03/freeing-stranded-credits-helping-students-over-hurdle 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. Kathryn Palmer Tue, 10/03/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid Wesleyan Goes Loan-Free for All Students https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/09/29/wesleyan-university-will-remove-loans-all-aid-packages Doug Lederman Fri, 09/29/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid U of Central Arkansas Launches Tuition Assistance Program https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/09/14/central-arkansas-discount-tuition-low-income-students Liam Knox Thu, 09/14/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid ‘Pay Up or Leave,’ a University Tells Students https://www.insidehighered.com/news/institutions/minority-serving-institutions/2023/09/08/pay-or-leave-fisk-university-tells 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. Sara Weissman Fri, 09/08/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid Fisk Students Protest New Payment Policy https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2023/09/05/fisk-university-students-protest-new-payment-policy Sara Weissman Tue, 09/05/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid U of Chicago Financial Aid Settlement Leaves Co-Defendants in a Tough Spot https://www.insidehighered.com/news/students/financial-aid/2023/08/17/what-does-uchicagos-settlement-mean-co-defendants The University of Chicago settled a federal antitrust lawsuit over financial aid. What does that mean for the 16 remaining defendants in the class action case? Josh Moody Thu, 08/17/2023 - 03:00 AM Financial Aid