This week on "Off The Cuff," Melanie is joined by Nalia to preview the 2026 midterm elections and what that could mean for student aid policy just a few days before Election Day. First, the team ...

Reports concerning the Trump administration’s rumored plan to separate Federal Student Aid (FSA) from the Department of Education (ED) into an independent agency by October 2027 have raised several ...

The update follows a preliminary injunction issued on October 16, 2026, which ordered ED to treat the naturopathic medicine degree as a professional degree. The injunction was issued in response to a ...

The lawsuit, filed in early October against ED for its decision to publish the identities of foreign donors that institutions reported under Section 117 since 2020, argues that this decision exceeded ...

"Higher education students and their families are seeing major changes to federal student loans this summer as many of the student loan policies in President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy ...

Today, NASFAA announced that Mindy Eline, executive director of Blue Icon Advisors and longtime NASFAA vice president, plans to retire on June 30, 2027, concluding a career with NASFAA that spans ...

Roughly a year after the announcement of ACTS creation, the Urban Institute released a report outlining the administrative burden this new reporting supplement has cost institutions, along with ...

Our Today's News and Policy teams will keep the NASFAA membership up-to-date on the 2025-26 Negotiated Rulemaking cycle. Stay tuned for more information on the following committees.

On Monday, the Department of Education (ED) released its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) with proposed regulations on the new Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability ...

The Department of Education (ED) announced last week its oversight strategy to hold federal student loan servicers accountable for their customer service, as thousands of borrowers reported issues ...

On Friday, the Department of Education (ED) released implementation guidance and an updated FAQ document for the FAFSA simplification provisions that become effective in the 2024-25 award year. While ...

A federal judge last week issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the Department of Education (ED) to treat a naturopathic medicine degree (N.D.) as a “professional” degree and therefore be eligible ...