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Illinois Higher Education Facing Future Challenges
The state of Illinois went 736 days without a budget deal, but that ended on July 6 as lawmakers overrode Gov. Bruce Rauner’s veto of a ...
Tech Corner: Embracing New Communication Tools
The future is here for communicating with college students and the current Millennial generation is leading the way, with 98% of them now owning a smartphone. ...
Community College Watch: More States Move Toward Tuition Free College Programs
Rhode Island Offers Tuition Free Community College At the beginning of August, Rhode Island became the fourth U.S. state to offer tuition free community college to ...
New Year-Round Pell: How It’s Different This Time Around
Year-round Pell is back for 2017-18. This is good news for Pell-eligible students who want to attend in the summer to accelerate their progress toward graduation. ...
Filing the 18-19 FAFSA
Early FAFSA This is the 2nd year of earlier FAFSA filing, with the date being pushed back to October 1 and where students and parents use ...
Gainful Employment Ping Pong: Who Will Score the Next Point
Shifting Gainful Employment Regulations Regardless of your political leanings, the financial aid community may feel like they are in the middle of a game of ping ...
Weighing in on the IG’s Compliance Audit of Western Governors University
$713 Million in Federal Financial Aid to be Paid Back? The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General has released the results of a compliance ...
Networking Tips for the Fall Conference Season
From regional financial aid administrators’ seminars to events at your college, the fall conference season is upon us. Do you look forward to attending a conference ...
Changes to the IRS Data Retrieval Tool Process for the 2018-19 FAFSA® Form
August 7, 2017 Authors: Craig Munier, Assistant Director, Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid ~ Lisa DiCarlo, Director, Student Experience Group, Federal Student Aid Subject: Changes ...
How Could the Equifax Data Breach Impact Financial Aid
In the last few years, it seems data breaches have been become common place in our country. Back in 2013, giant retailer Target was hacked, affecting ...