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RD2Be Guest Blogger Feature: Protecting Financial Aid for Graduate Studies

January 7th, 2026

Written by student blogger, Elise Roen (RD2Be) Congress recently passed H.R.1, a law that changes federal student loans and could limit graduate students’ access to affordable funding unless nutrition and dietetics programs are clearly recognized as “professional degrees”. Starting July 1, 2026, H.R.1 eliminates Grad PLUS loans for graduate students, replacing them with capped federal […]

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