Students see slowdown in federal financial aid after overhaul Delays in federal financial aid this summer left some students scrambling to pay for basic needs, following changes that took effect July 1. Advocates, financial aid administrators, and experts warn that students may face similar challenges again this fall. Read > ‘A reimagining of what higher education can be’ Kentucky’s Berea College says it will be the first higher education institution in the U.S. to provide a fully funded, no-loan, four-year degree to all of its students. Read > New Vermont school bets on no-frills experiential learning Vermont’s Greenway Institution, set to open next fall, hopes to reinvent engineering higher education with a debt-free, hands-on bachelor’s degree rooted in work-integrated learning. Read > School of Medicine program expands reach to more local high school students This summer, Georgetown University School of Medicine’s Gateway Exploration Program, a six-week internship program for Washington, DC, high school students, opened its doors for the first time to students attending public high schools in Prince William County, Virginia. Read > More than half of colleges show signs of money problems. Students will suffer the consequences > From high school to college, fewer barriers may mean more students > Rethinking support for first-gen sophomores > Michigan, Alabama embrace new model for direct admissions > As his family self-deports, this teen is leaving behind his friends, his church, and his education dreams >