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A new GAO report finds the simplified FAFSA delivered on its goals. Pell Grant eligibility rose by 570,000 students (6%) and maximum-award eligibility jumped 31% — nearly 1.9 million more students qualified for the full $7,395.
Middle-income households ($60K–$125K) saw the largest gains.
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/80447/pell-grant-eligibility-jumped-after-fafsa-simplification-gao-finds/
#StudentAid #FAFSA #HigherEd

GAO Report: FAFSA Overhaul Added 1.9 Million Students to Pell Grant Rolls

A new GAO report finds FAFSA simplification expanded Pell Grant eligibility by 570,000 students and added 1.9 million to the max award rolls.

The College Investor

H-Net Humanities 1h ago

FEATURED JOB: Fellowships, Princeton Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, Princeton University - New Jersey

https://networks.h-net.org/jobs/70019/princeton-university-fellowships-princeton-society-fellows-liberal-arts

#education #academia #highered #fellowship

The Christian Science Monitor 1h ago

Three-year degrees offer students tuition savings and faster career entry. But questions remain over whether accelerated, narrowly focused coursework is preferable to a well-rounded education, and how these programs could affect society. #highered #studentloans #college

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2026/0512/college-degree-tuition-costs?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Job training or well-rounded education: Can 3-year college degrees do both?

Three-year bachelor’s degrees are gaining traction in the United States, as they boost affordability and speed up career entry. But do they bypass traditional education goals?

The Christian Science Monitor

The College Investor 2h ago

Researcher Preston Cooper on the ROI of college and grad school: about 20-30% of bachelor's pursuers don't come out ahead, almost always due to overpaying, not completing, or picking a field with weak labor demand. Only 60-70% of four-year students finish within six years — the biggest single ROI risk.
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/80388/preston-cooper-on-the-roi-of-college-grad-school/
#HigherEd #StudentLoans #Education

Preston Cooper on the ROI of College, Grad School Risks, and What AI Changes About the Math

About 20-30% of bachelor's degrees don't pay off. Preston Cooper on the three reasons, where grad school goes wrong, and how to manage the risk.

The College Investor

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Mycotropic 2h ago

@mattseybold.bsky.social

I'm adding it to my AI Module for the fall semester so at least 70 kids in Denver will get exposed to the paper and its retraction!

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-026-07310-z.pdf

#HigherEd #Teaching #Education

Dr Ian McCormick 3h ago

"Britain’s elite (those in the most influential roles in our country) continue to be dominated by the privately educated. This is also the case for graduates of the most prestigious universities, notably Oxford and Cambridge." #Highered #Edchat #AcademicSky #DEI

Lyle Solla-Yates 5h ago

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/administrative-tech/2026/05/11/instructure-pays-ransom-canvas-hackers “While there is never complete certainty when dealing with cyber criminals, we believe it was important to take every step within our control to give customers additional peace of mind, to the extent possible” #HigherEd #academia #Canvas

Instructure Pays Ransom to Canvas Hackers

Although the monetary value of the deal is unknown, Instructure says the cybercriminals have returned the hacked personal data and offered assurance “that no Instructure customers will be extorted as a result of this incident.”

Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

tools for commensality 🧿12h ago

Texas Tech students held a funeral for academic freedom 🪦

https://pen.org/texas-tech-academic-freedom-funeral/

#Texas #TexasTech #DavidBowie #AcademicFreedom #HIgherEd #Academia

Exhaust_Fumes 13h ago

A long time ago, i had a provost who wrote a column for Inside Higher Ed. It was…well, it earned quite a lot of attention from Academic Twitter. And this perfect parody by the late great William Bradley: https://www.sundresspublications.com/stirring/archives/v17/e12/bradleyw.htm #highered #highereducation #academia #academicchatter