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NASFAA announces NASFAA University
NASFAA recently announced the launch of NASFAA University, a new learning program for financial aid professionals. NASFAA University will be rolled out during the next few ...
Staffing your Office in a Complex Environment
By Duane Quinn, Senior Consultant, HEAG Having hired a good number of temporary staff members during my career, and now during retirement being one myself, I ...
Changes made to the application processing system
For the last several years there seems to have been constant changes made to the application processing system. More ISIR codes and integration of IRS information ...
Attention All Banner Schools!
SunGard Higher Education has released the "2012-2013 Early Release for Banner Financial Aid, 8.12.1". November is a great time to start updating and testing your systems ...
Degrees of Urgency
In a report released on October 28, 2014, the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education predict hat by 2025 public campuses will produce 55,000 to 65,000 fewer degrees ...
What is Direct Loan Reconciliation and How Does It Affect Me?
For those schools new to Direct Loans, reconciliation is a federal requirement and is required of all DL participants. On a monthly basis, schools must ensure ...
Helping our Students Succeed
As Financial Aid Administrators, we are faced each and every day with opportunities to help our students succeed. In these uncertain economic times, students and their ...
Is Your School in Compliance?
As we all know, the only constant in financial aid, is that the rules are constantly changing. With federal aid programs representing the largest source of ...
Secretary Duncan’s Letter to College Presidents
By Jeff Baker, Director Policy Liaison and Implementation, Federal Student Aid The following letter from U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was e-mailed to college presidents October ...