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NSLDS Post-Screening Resumes – What Financial Aid Professionals Need to Know
On May 1, 2025, the Department of Education issued Electronic Announcement ID APP-25-14, confirming the general availability of automated NSLDS post-screening for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 ...
Finding Your Reset Button: 7 Tips for Combating Burnout in the Financial Aid Office
Financial aid professionals are no strangers to pressure. Tight deadlines, shifting regulations, backlogged verifications, and an endless stream of student needs can push even the most ...
Another Meeting? A More Efficient Way to Manage Them
We all have a lot of work to do, particularly at this time of year. Spending hours each day in meetings typically results in hours of ...
HEAG Expands Consulting Services to Include Student Account Services Support
The Higher Education Assistance Group (HEAG), a trusted leader in financial aid and compliance consulting, is proud to announce the official launch of its new Student Account ...
BREAKING NEWS: Federal Court Blocks ED Dismantling
A federal court has ruled the Executive Branch cannot dismantle the Department of Education (ED) without Congressional approval. The judge found that the recent RIF was ...
Satisfactory Academic Progress: A Deeper Dive
Measuring a student’s academic progress is essential to ensure they are benefitting from the educational program in which they are enrolled. Failure to earn passing grades ...
Navigating Through Uncertain Times: Tips for Staying Focused and On Course
The potential elimination of the Department of Education has caused understandable consternation on campus. Although a relatively new concept, for those of us administering financial aid ...
TPD Discharge Processing Has a New Home: What Schools and Loan Holders Need to Know
Earlier in April, The U.S. Department of Education posted an Electronic Announcement affirming that it has officially completed its transition of the Total and Permanent Disability ...
Reclaiming Capacity in the Financial Aid Office: Lessons from the Harvard Business Review on Managing Overload When Delegation Isn’t an Option
As the demands placed on college financial aid professionals continue to grow—yet staffing levels, budget constraints, and compliance pressures complicate traditional pathways for support—many financial aid ...
Update on Department of Education Reorganization: What Higher Ed Professionals and Students Need to Know
In response to recent headlines, we want to provide further clarity for the higher education community. On March 13, 2025, a coalition of state attorneys general ...