President Obama expanded the federal "Pay As You Earn" program for federal student loan borrowers through executive order this summer, allowing those with loans borrowed before 2007 to be eligible. Under...

Although Georgetown has long boasted that it meets 100 percent of students’ demonstrated financial need, this aid still came into question for some seniors. Because housing eligibility is not guaranteed...

Although college tuitions continue to skyrocket nationwide, the rate at which average college fees rose this year was the lowest in 30 years, the College Board reported Oct. 23. Georgetown, however,...

After news broke earlier this week that The George Washington University had misrepresented its admissions policy as need-blind, GWU responded that it is not able to cover all need because of its...

In order to increase college affordability, President Barack Obama announced a proposal to reform the allocation of federal financial aid Aug. 22. Obama’s proposal calls for student aid to be based...

Interest rates on federally subsidized student loans doubled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent Monday after Congress failed to come to an agreement before the July 1 deadline. The increased rate for subsidized...

The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid will include non-gender-specific options for financial aid applicants to describe their parents’ income and general information, regardless of gender...

After the federal government unveiled an online cost comparison tool to help families manage the expenses of college education last week, the tool has drawn criticism from colleges for misrepresenting...

While Georgetown officials say that President Obama’s College Scorecard system, announced in his Feb. 12 State of the Union speech, is a commendable effort to help parents and high school students make...

Without successful negotiations between President Obama and Congress today to prevent sequestration, spending cuts intended to save the government $85 billion will begin automatically as a result of the...

Taking a position as a resident assistant, like any job, is inevitably a cost-benefit decision. While being chosen to support and enrich undergraduates’ housing experience is an honor and privilege,...

The story of Alexis Garau (COL ’15) is like that of many undergraduates at Georgetown: Without the aid she receives from the university’s endowment and the federal government, she would not have...