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Year in Review: How Federal Policy Reshaped Higher Education in 2025 – Admissions, Financial Aid and Accountability
2025 has certainly been challenging for the higher education community. It seems like we say this every year, but 2025 will stand out as the year ...
Workforce Pell Grant: Implementation Requirements for All the Players
One of the more positive creations of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) is the expanded Pell Grant eligibility for students enrolled in short-term, career-focused ...
Student Loan Repayment: It’s Time to Update Your Exit Counseling Materials (Again)
Two of the more complicated aspects of federal student loan repayment are changing, so pull out your exit counseling materials and get ready to edit! Income-driven ...
Managing High Workloads During the Holiday Season – Tips for Your Financial Aid Office
The holiday season often brings a welcome pause for students and staff but for financial aid offices, it can also coincide with peak workload periods. Between ...
Strengthening the Financial Aid Workforce – A Values-Based Approach to Recruitment, Development and Retention
Financial aid offices play a vital role in higher education by ensuring that students have access to the financial resources they need to attend and complete ...
Looking Beyond Income – How Financial Aid Offices Can Strengthen Recruitment and Retention of Low-Income Students
Financial aid professionals know that economic disadvantage doesn’t always fit neatly into the boxes that traditional need-analysis systems use. While income has long been the main ...
Complimentary Webinar – Avoiding Pitfalls: Top 10 Title IV Compliance Essentials for CFOs
Complimentary Webinar - Avoiding Pitfalls: Top 10 Title IV Compliance Essentials for CFOs Join the Higher Education Assistance Group (HEAG) and the Association of Business Administrators ...
Help Students Avoid Scams
There are many scams aimed at college students for the obvious reasons: many are away from home for the first time, have little life experience, and ...
Staying Grounded Amid Ever-Changing Regulations in Financial Aid
If you’ve been in financial aid for more than a year, you know that change is one of the few constants in our field. Regulations shift, ...
Compliance in the Crosshairs: The Legal Risks of Inaction
Recent commentary in Inside Higher Ed underscores a reality higher education leaders can no longer ignore: the U.S. Department of Education (ED) now has unprecedented enforcement ...