Federal Student Aid April 2, 2026 Summary: This letter announces the availability of the Application and Verification Guide of the 2026–2027 Federal Student Aid Handbook. Dear Colleague: We are pleased to announce the availability of the 2026–2027 Application and Verification Guide, the initial volume of the 2026–2027 Federal Student Aid Handbook. The Application and Verification […]
edtrust Sabreyna Reese, Roxanne Garza, Kyla Hurns, Tihirah Ruffin April 2, 2026 A new guide explains how Workforce Pell expands federal financial aid to short-term, career-focused programs and how states and stakeholders can implement it effectively. In July 2025, Congress expanded federal Pell Grant eligibility to cover learners and workers enrolled in short-term, […]
Federal Student Aid March 30, 2026 In a Jan. 30, 2026, Electronic Announcement, we informed schools of tentative 2026–27 funding levels for the Campus-Based Aid programs. We will post the final 2026–27 Campus-Based programs funding worksheets and the 2026–27 Statement of Account for each of the Campus-Based programs to the Common Origination […]
Inside Higher Ed Andrew Gillen March 20, 2026 Shifting responsibility for student loans to the Treasury Department makes sense for students and taxpayers, while making it easier to shut down the Education Department. The Department of the Treasury announced Thursday that it will be taking over major aspects of administering the […]
Inside Higher Ed Kathryn Skulley March 27, 2026 Accreditation is at a crossroads. At its heart are the principles that keep it more than a compliance exercise: peer judgment, institutional independence and a commitment to authentic student learning. Yet the landscape around those principles is shifting rapidly. Not long ago, […]
PR Newswire April 1, 2026 LONG BEACH, Calif., April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The California State University (CSU) has released findings from its first-ever systemwide survey on artificial intelligence (AI), marking the largest and most comprehensive survey to date on generative AI in higher education. The survey draws on more than 94,000 […]
Federal Student Aid March 27, 2026 On Jan. 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) published final regulations on the return of Title IV, HEA funds (R2T4) (90 FR 470). These final regulations make several changes to the R2T4 requirements in section 484B of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as […]
Federal Student Aid Jill Desjean March 26, 2026 NASFAA members have reported receiving an increase in the number of borrower defense to repayment (BDR) claims over the past several weeks, leading to questions about the reason for the sudden uptick, whether more claims will follow and how many to expect, […]
Federal Student Aid March 20, 2026 On Oct. 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) published Federal Register notice 88 FR 74568 that amended regulations related to financial responsibility, administrative capability, certification procedures, and Ability-to-Benefit. Through this Electronic Announcement, ED is providing notice regarding its enforcement priorities under § 668.23(d)(1) which discusses audited […]
NASFAA Jill Desjean March 30, 2026 NASFAA members have reported receiving an increase in the number of borrower defense to repayment (BDR) claims over the past several weeks, leading to questions about the reason for the sudden uptick, whether more claims will follow and how many to expect, and whether […]