Students being denied conferment—some of whom have faced arrests, expulsions, suspensions and other disciplinary action—say they're in limbo and are being made into examples. In the worst-case scenario, they'll be saddled with debt and will have no degree to show for it.
The agency said Thursday it hired an independent consulting firm to make recommendations about how to improve the Federal Student Aid office, which has drawn bipartisan scrutiny this year amid its bungled overhaul of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA.
As the process for colleges to appeal government financial aid calculations remains in limbo, some low-income students enrolled in summer classes could fall through the cracks.
The budding tradition of walking the stage with loved ones marks a shift in how colleges are engaging with students from nontraditional backgrounds and elevates the often-unspoken contributions of family members.
The tumult will likely abate over the summer, according to experts, but could return again in the fall as the concessions made by some colleges come into sharper view.
A USA Today has exposed websites set up for closed universities posing as viable colleges. Whoever is behind the copycat sites has been collecting application fees and personal student identity information.
