Inside Higher Ed

NCAN Report Shows Dramatic Increase in Pell Eligibility Rates

The report also shows that the number of students eligible for the minimum Pell Grant jumped from 18,453 students in 2023–24 ...
Inside Higher Ed

NCAN Report Shows Dramatic Increase in FAFSA Eligibility Rates

The report also shows that the number of students eligible for the minimum Pell Grant jumped from 18,453 students in 2023–24 to 326,441 in 2025–26. Overall, the number of Pell eligible students went ...
Western Kentucky University

11 WKU Students Awarded Gilman Scholarship for Study Abroad

WKU students earned the U.S. Department of State’s Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for study abroad in the ...
EdSource

Arizona State navigates financial aid pitfalls of California expansion

ASU is seeking Cal Grants for students in Los Angeles and online in California. State financial aid officials say it doesn’t qualify.

The federal government has shut down — at least for a few days. Here’s what could be affected

The federal government partially shut down early Saturday as Congress did not agree on funding for several agencies before ...

UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts apologies to faculty over handling of area study centers

Here are headlines from higher education in the Triangle.

HHS Is Using AI Tools From Palantir to Target ‘DEI’ and ‘Gender Ideology’ in Grants

Since March of 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services has been using tools from Palantir and the startup Credal AI to weed out perceived alignment with “DEI” or “gender ideology.” ...