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 ...

A group of researchers conducted a study to identify “High Performing Pell” institutions (HPPs), defined as institutions that have multiple measures of success at serving students from lower-income ...

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"The U.S. Department of Justice has withdrawn two appeals challenging federal court rulings that blocked new restrictions on the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, leaving the disputed rule ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the way higher education operates, and financial aid offices are no exception. This webinar explores practical, real-world applications of AI that can ...

Through the negotiated rulemaking process, stakeholders debated five issues related to borrower defense regulations: On Nov. 1, 2016, the Department of Education(ED) published final regulations ...

Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced on Thursday a two-phase registration process for its 2026 training conference in National Harbor, Maryland. The first phase of registration starts October 22 for ...