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Advocacy Group Asks for Feedback from Community Colleges on PROSPER Act
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), the primary advocacy group for America’s community college system, has headed warnings for its member schools regarding the latest ...
Is your Institution Ready for 2018-19?
Nationwide, institutions are gearing up for the upcoming 2018-2019 awarding season amidst the uncertainty of potentially major changes to the federal government’s student aid programs. As ...
#FIGHT4FINAID Becomes Rallying Cry on Twitter
While we have been writing about and following the Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization for quite some time, the battle has moved to the social media ...
Information for Financial Aid Administrators: 2019-20 Verification Requirements
The Federal Register notice released on March 28th, 2018, begins to outline the 2019-20 verification guidelines for higher education financial aid administrators with very few surprises ...
The Latest Updates on the Higher Education Act
As of the first week of March 2018, the Senate's Health, Education & Labor Committee has held eight hearings to help move along the Higher Education ...
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 ...