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Higher Ed

Paying for College Was Already Stressful. Then Came Trump and DOGE.

A Q and A on today’s higher ed money worries

April 16, 2025 • by Center for New York City Affairs and Kim Nauer

Urban Matters: Kim, there’s certainly a lot of confusion about the future of the US Department of Education right now. I know you were in Washington earlier this month looking for some answers. But first: For those who haven’t gone through the process—or who have blissfully forgotten what it can be ...

Taking the Sad Measure of the “Better FAFSA” Fiasco

Financial aid maven Kim Nauer in conversation at the Center for New York City Affairs

July 2, 2024 • by Center for New York City Affairs and Kim Nauer

It looks like far fewer students will be going to college this year thanks to the Education Department’s FAFSA fiasco....

It Was Supposed to Make Getting College Aid Simpler. It Hasn’t.

An Urban Matters Q&A with financial aid author Kim Nauer about the FAFSA’s botched rollout

February 6, 2024 • by Center for New York City Affairs and Kim Nauer

Experts speaking at a recent webinar co-hosted by Immigrants Rising stated the FAFSA is “absolutely not working” for mixed-status families. “We’re talking about millions of individuals who are college-age,” noted the organization’s director of higher education....