Notify the disability services office ahead of time to arrange for any necessary accommodations.

Consider saving 529 plan funds for grad school or a future child’s education before cashing out.

“U.S. Senate Democrats [Wednesday] called for a two-year postponement of a scheduled increase in the interest rate charged on education loans to millions of college students,” Bloomberg reports.

One feature of NASFAA’s AskRegs Knowledgebase, which provides answers to regulatory and compliance questions submitted by financial aid administrators, is the ability for a NASFAA member to subscribe to individual Knowledgebase articles viewed in o…

“Federal investigators are probing whether a former top Education Department official violated the law by allegedly sharing information inappropriately about new regulations with an advocacy group he founded,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“For several years, I have watched the higher education community engage in hand-wringing over strategies for improving the educational outcomes for low- and moderate-income students. At present, low-income students remain less likely to enroll and com…

The Department of Education (ED) released interim final rules, a Dear Colleague Letter, and an Electronic Announcement related to the 150% subsidized loan limitation, effective for new borrowers on or after July 1, 2013. As part of the law that ex…

“…Arkansas doesn’t have a host of professional schools. It lacks a school for dentistry, optometry, and veterinary studies to name a few…Without having an institution to attend in-state for the missing programs, the Arkansas Department of Higher Ed…

“The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets,” The Washington Post reports.

“We like to view higher education as the “great equalizer” that leads to social mobility. But selective colleges have long been accused of perpetuating class divides, rather than blurring them,” Josh Freedman writes in The Atlantic.

The Department of Education (ED) released interim final rules, a Dear Colleague Letter, and an Electronic Announcement related to the 150% subsidized loan limitation, effective for new borrowers on or after July 1, 2013. As part of the law that ex…

Senator Elizabeth Warren has introduced the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act. This act would allow students to borrow at the same rate as banks, which is about “one-ninth the amount that students are asked to pay”.

Research past winners and future scholarship deadlines this summer to help get money for college.

Interns should remember that even at social events, they are constantly being evaluated.

International students should use extracurricular activities to help build resumes.