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Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
UAFS aims to remove financial barriers with new program
FORT SMITH, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith says it's removing a financial barrier for some prospective students. The university says its Tuition and Mandatory Fee Guarantee ensures all eligible undergrad students' tuition and mandatory fees are covered. To qualify, students must: Be an Arkansas resident and high school graduate or GED recipient Apply to UAFS as a degree-seeking undergraduate or be a current degree-seeking student Receive a Federal Pell Grant Receive the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship University of Arkansas, UAFS among schools receiving combined $27M in HIRED program grants Students are automatically considered for the program when they: Complete the FAFSA to determine eligibility for federal aid, including the Pell Grant. Submit the ADHE Scholarship Application, SAMS, to determine eligibility for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. Are admitted to UAFS before the undergraduate admissions deadline. The university says if you meet the requirements, the program will automatically be applied starting this fall. More information can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Back and forth among legislators about Arkansas ACCESS higher education legislation
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – There was much back and forth at the Arkansas capitol on Monday as the ACCESS Act began its legislative journey. The ACCESS Act is Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders' higher education reform plan. It stands for acceleration, common sense, cost, eligibility, scholarship and standardization. Arkansas ACCESS higher education bills entered in legislature The debate at the capitol mainly surrounded what should be excused versus unexcused for students in public and open enrollment public charter school districts who get involved in state politics. Currently in the bill, state-supported colleges and universities would count as unexcused student absences for public policy advocacy or attempts to influence legislation and political protests. Bill sponsors made an amendment Monday afternoon for schools to allow an excused absence for public policy advocacy or to influence legislation if parents provide written permission. Originally, that kind of participation would've been counted as unexcused. However, political protests would still be unexcused. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announces Arkansas ACCESS higher education reform legislation The changes are being made after concerns about different consequences school districts have for unexcused absences, like being unable to make up missed assignments. The bill has other aspects that many legislators seemed to be in favor of including raising the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship from $1,000 to $2,000 for college freshmen and making a statewide application for all state colleges and universities. An amended version of the ACCESS Act passed in the Joint Education Committee and is heading to the House and Senate floors. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
