What Counts As A Graduate Student vs. Professional Student For Federal Student Aid? This question is about student loan borrowing limits. With the Big Beautiful Bill ending Grad PLUS loans in 2026, ...

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: Bronx VA Medical Center nurses hold a demonstration and join other nationwide ‘May Day’ actions demanding increased COVID-19 protections for nurses and health care workers on ...

As President Donald Trump's administration redefines which degrees are considered "professional," many graduate students are left with questions and concerns about how to finance their education. Who ...

A proposal from the Trump administration would exclude nursing from a list of professional degrees, a move that has drawn outcry from nursing advocates, who warn it could worsen the nation's nurse ...

Public charge determinations assess how likely it is that an individual seeking immigration to the United States will become dependent on government assistance for support and subsistence. These ...

The Department of Education is once again in the spotlight, and this time it is for proposed changes on how professional career fields will be categorized and defined as it relates to education loans.

Under the proposed measure, students pursuing graduate degrees outside of ‘professional’ programs are limited to borrowing $20,500 a year, while professional degree students can borrow up to $50,000 a ...

Students doing certain degrees may no longer receive the same amount of reimbursement for their studies now that the Department of Education is implementing various measures from President Donald ...

In late 2025, the Department of Education said it would no longer classify these credentials as professional degrees: education (including teaching master’s degrees), nursing (MSN, DNP), social work ...

A nurse who said she has "voted each time" for President Donald Trump has spoken out after the White House omitted the field of nursing under its new definition of those requiring a "professional" ...