The Pell Grant program has been the foundation for federal financial aid since 1972. Its mission was simple: provide ...

College advocates breathed a sigh of relief when the U.S. Department of Education said the Trump Administration’s “federal funding freeze” would not affect federal Pell Grants and student loans.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The Biden administration sought to address this problem with plans that accelerated ...

The financial aid office at a community college is often considered the “front door” of education.  Yet, for many students, ...

Nearly 75% of all undergraduates receive some type of financial aid, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. About 40% of college students rely on Pell Grants, a type of federal aid ...