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Recent financial aid increases lead to lower student net prices, per College Board

University Business

.” Colleges and universities distributed over $160 billion in grant aid to undergraduate and graduate students in the 2023-24 academic year. Over half (52%) came from the institution, 28% came from the federal government, and 9% from state sources. Since 2013-14, institutional grant aid for all students rose by $19.6

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

Dr. Kirwan is the past chair of, among other boards, the American Council for Higher Education, the Association of Public and Land Grant Universities, the American Association of Colleges & Universities, the Business Higher Education Forum, and the National Research Council Board on Higher Education and Workforce.

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Donald Trump's 9-Year War Against US Education

Higher Education Inquirer

This movement gained momentum in 2017 when Betsy DeVos , a staunch advocate for school privatization, was appointed as Secretary of Education. This move came as part of a larger effort to reduce the role of the federal government in everyday life, echoing Trumps long-standing rhetoric of decentralization and states rights.

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Feds Cancel Debts for 261,000 Students of Disgraced School Now Run by U. of Arizona (David Halperin)

Higher Education Inquirer

It also announced it would seek to ban Andrew Clark, the CEO of Ashfords demised parent company, Zovio, from contracting with the federal government. The Biden Department of Education announced today it has approved $4.5