Financial aid

Hundreds of thousands of college students rely on the Federal Work-Study program to help them pay for their education, but the coronavirus pandemic is disrupting schools’ on-campus employment.

Financial aid offices are intensifying outreach to make sure current and prospective students understand their aid options as many families grapple with pandemic-related job and income loss.

The billionaire’s gift will provide grants to approximately 800 students, in hopes of reducing their debt, increasing the number of Black doctors, and mitigating health disparities that limit economic opportunity…

As the pandemic upends college plans and magnifies racial disparities, higher education leaders say it is more crucial than ever to strengthen community college students’ path to an affordable four-year…

Colleges and universities are adjusting their approach to work-study aid this academic year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to limit job opportunities and on-campus activities.

Philanthropist and author MacKenzie Scott’s announcement on Tuesday to donate a total of almost $160 million to Howard University and five other historically Black colleges and universities adds to a…

Raising equity concerns, a new analysis finds that fewer low-income students and students of color admitted to college are submitting enrollment deposits—and, among lower-income deposited students, “an alarming number” are…

A new report reveals wide variation in how institutions of higher learning calculate and communicate indirect expenses—such as off-campus housing, transportation, school supplies, laptops, and food beyond college meal plans—to…

A new survey suggests that financial aid offices have seen an increase in requests for additional financial aid—and are bracing for more—as students and families grapple with pandemic-related economic hardships.

Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin hope their gift will inspire giving to HBCUs among other white philanthropists.