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2018-19 Pell Grants – Get The New Payment Charts Here
Revision as of April 10, 2018 from the new Dear Colleague Letter: On March 23, 2018, the President signed Public Law 115-141, the Consolidated Appropriations ...
The PROSPER Act and Higher Education Reauthorization Act Happening in 2018
The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform Act (PROSPER Act) It could be a very big year for the higher education sector, as ...
HEAG’s Most Popular Financial Aid Blog Posts from 2017
In case you missed it, here are some of our most popular blog posts from 2017 for college and university financial aid offices. HEAG's financial aid ...
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Issues and Potential Changes to the Program
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) has been a controversial program ever since it was introduced in 2007. Here is a summary for college financial aid offices. ...
Student Loan Discharge Process Receives Massive Overhaul
On December 20th, the Department of Education announced sweeping changes to the student loan discharge process known officially as “Borrower Defense to Repayment”. Here is a ...
Impacts of the Final Tax Bill on Colleges and Universities
On December 22nd, President Trump signed into law one of the largest tax reforms in U.S. history. A few weeks back, there were several ...
Community College Watch: Removing Barriers for Homeless Students
A new amendment to the Higher Education Authorization Act was introduced in September with bi-partisan support from multiple Senators to help combat homelessness for college students. ...
Federal Education Division May Be Shrinking
The largest division of the Department of Education may soon no longer hold that title if some of the workers there accept an employment proposition extended ...
Policies & Procedures Manual: Keeping up to Date with Changes
Have you conducted an annual review of your school’s financial aid policies and procedures manual yet this year? With the recent changes in FASFA filing dates, ...
2018-2019 FAFSA Changes: IRS Tax Data and Securing Personal Information
For financial aid administrators, verifying tax data can be a tedious process. Modifications to the 2018-2019 FAFSA should be a welcome change. IRS Data Retrieval ...