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“Middle-Class Scholarships” – Are They the Wave of the Future?
Posted: February 20, 2015 Harvard began the trend six years ago when it started a program for accepted freshmen whose families made less than $65,000 per ...
What the New Federal Spending Bill Means for Financial Aid
Posted: December 31, 2014 There was some mixed reaction on the news for Pell Grant recipients as Congress passed a last-minute spending bill before the holiday ...
Cohort Default Rates Thrown Out Under New Gainful Employment Rules
Posted: December 12, 2014 The highly contentious issue of “gainful employment” rules, which mainly apply to for-profit and career schools, centers around the idea that students ...
New NSLDS Reporting Requirements: Don’t Fall Behind
Posted: November 12, 2014 Your Student Information System (SIS) working efficiently with your Financial Aid Management System is one of the key components to ensuring that ...
Degrees of Urgency
Posted: November 10, 2014 In a report released on October 28, 2014, the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education predicted that by 2025 public campuses will produce ...
Reminder: Active Confirmation Required By December 13th To Maintain Access
Posted: December 11, 2013 Per the Electronic Announcement posted on October 29, 2013, all designated Primary Destination Point Administrators (DPA) must actively confirm all Electronic Services’ ...
“Compliance” -The unofficial theme at last week’s MASFAA Conference
Posted: November 13, 2013 The theme of this year’s annual MASFAA Conference was compliance, best practices and planning. From keynote speaker James Allen Fox’s discussion of ...
Tax Filing Delay Increases Institutional Burden
Posted: November 1, 2013 Tax season isn’t exactly what most people look forward to, unless you’re expecting a refund or you’re a financial aid administrator. Unfortunately, ...
Effects of FY 2014 Sequestration on Title IV Aid
Posted: October 23, 2013 October 1, 2013 marked the first day of the 2014 federal fiscal calendar. With the start of the new fiscal year also ...
Public Student Loan Debt Hearings In Massachusetts
Posted Date: October 22, 2013 With student loan debt on a steady rise, coming in second only to mortgages, the Massachusetts Legislature is taking notice. Massachusetts ...