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Helping Students Impacted by COVID-19 Through the CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27, contains assistance for all types of higher education institutions. The first ...
2020-21 Pell Grant Charts Are Here!
On January 31, 2020, the Department of Education, signed by Mark A. Brown, Chief Operating officer, released the Pell grant payment charts for the 2020-2021 award ...
Higher Education Legislation – What You Need to Know
Last winter, HEAG provided a summary of the two partisan bills the House Committee on Education and Labor introduced – the Republicans’ Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, ...
Takeaways from the 2019 MASFAA Conference
Did you know that before the Toyota Corolla, there was the Toyota Corona? This is one of the many interesting facts I never thought I’d hear ...
Creating a Financial Literacy Program: 5 Best Practices for Institutions of Higher Education
With student loan debt topping $1 trillion and a myriad of studies reporting a national lack of financial knowledge, there is a clear need to provide ...
Know What’s Coming for Verification in the 2020-21 Award Year
Can you believe it? For many of you, the fall start is just beginning and before you realize the census date passed you by, the 2020-21 ...
10 Steps to a (Nearly) Painless FISAP
It’s August in the financial aid office. Stacks of applications still need to be read, loans need to be processed and phones are ringing off the ...
Does the Federal Work-Study Program Need Reform?
The federal work-study program was implemented nearly 55 years ago as part of the campus-based aid program where the Department of Education (ED) provides colleges with ...
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Although it was created more than 10 years ago as part of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, the Public Service Loan ...
Cohort Default Rates – What You Need to Know
On February 25th, 2019, the U.S. Department of Education released each institution’s draft FY2016 Cohort Default Rate, which will become the official rate unless incorrect data ...