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flag A 2024–25 FAFSA update requiring applicants to specify "type of white" sparked debate over race categorization and inclusivity.

flag A white FAFSA applicant went viral in January 2026 after sharing a video showing she was asked to specify her "type of white" — with options including German, Irish, English, Italian, Polish, French, or "other" — during the 2024–25 federal financial aid application cycle. flag The expanded race subcategories, introduced under the FAFSA Simplification Act, are optional and used only for federal demographic reporting, not for determining aid eligibility. flag The Department of Education also removed nonbinary and "prefer not to answer" options for sex on the form following a new executive order by President Trump, though it has not clarified how prior applications with nonbinary selections will be handled. flag The changes sparked online debate over racial categorization and inclusivity.

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