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It’s That Time of Year – Get Ready for FISAP
On August 1, the Fiscal Operations Report for 2020-2021 and Application to Participate for 2022-2023 (FISAP) will be available to complete on COD and will be ...
Federal Student Aid Announces Verification Changes for 2021 – 2022
On July 13, Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced that effective that day, most verification requirements for the 2021 – 2022 award year have been waived to ...
Cengage 2021 Graduate Employability Report
In May, Cengage, an education and technology company serving the higher education, K-12, professional, library and workforce training communities, published a report detailing research done on ...
Institutional Responsibility
Resolving Conflicting Information Colleges and universities have an obligation to resolve conflicting information that may affect a student’s eligibility for Title IV financial aid. Notice how ...
3 Tips for “Getting Things Done” in Your Financial Aid Office
This time of year can be completely overwhelming for college administrators. All at once you’re likely to be working with internal auditors, supporting summer registration, processing ...
Transitioning Borrowers Back into Repayment
For more than a year, federal student loan payments have been ‘paused’ along with interest accrual and collection activity in response to the economic fallout from ...
Federal Student Aid Changes Announced from Department of Education
On May 17, Federal Student Aid (FSA) published guidance on how required fiscal year 2022 sequester-required changes will impact Title IV financial aid. Since they are ...
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) – A Closer Look
May, the month where financial aid administrators pivot from recruiting new students to ensuring enrolled students have the wherewithal to continue. A critical part of the ...
Mastering Professional Judgement
Professional Judgement (PJ) is one of the most powerful tools available to a financial aid administrator, but using it often induces anxiety. What will the auditors ...
President Biden’s 10-Year Plan for Higher Education
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. On February 9th Carmel Martin, deputy director for economic mobility on the White House Domestic Policy Council, and Acting Assistant Secretary ...