New Federal Regulations Threaten Federal Aid Eligibility for UMass Dartmouth Arts Programs

New federal regulations finalized by the U.S. Department of Education, which base federal student loan eligibility on recent graduates' earnings, have put UMass Dartmouth's undergraduate Visual and Performing Arts and Fine and Studio Arts programs at risk. These programs did not meet the required earnings benchmark, potentially leading to a loss of access to federal Direct Loan and Pell Grant programs in the future.