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Building Partnerships for Financial Aid Success: How Financial Aid Offices and State Student Access Commissions Can Collaborate to Support Financial Aid Application Goals
Access to higher education is one of the most powerful tools to uplift individuals, families, and entire communities. However, the cost of education can be a ...
Understanding Changes in Other Financial Assistance for 2024-25:Key Regulatory Updates for Financial Aid Administrators
Effective during the 2024-25 award year, the FAFSA Simplification Act introduced significant updates to the terminology and definitions around what constitutes as financial aid. One of ...
FAFSA Verification Update for Financial Aid Administrators: 2025-2026 Award Year
As we prepare for the 2025-2026 FAFSA cycle, the U.S. Department of Education has issued important updates on verification requirements. Here’s what you need to know: ...
Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness in College: 7 Strategies for Financial Aid Administrators
Navigating college is challenging for any student, but for those experiencing homelessness, the road is far more daunting. In fact, the U.S. Department of Housing and ...
Express Yourself: How to Make Your Email Communications More Effective
In our blog, The Lost Art of Communication, we discussed the many ways we can communicate with each other in the office. The most used mode ...
New Regulations for Special Circumstance Appeals: A Focus on Net Income (or Loss) from Business and Farms
Starting in the 2024-25 academic year, significant changes are being introduced in how financial aid applicants must report net income (or loss) from business or farm ...
It’s That Time of Year: Fiscal Operations Report for 2023–24 and Application to Participate for 2025–26 (FISAP)
On July 31, Federal Student Aid (FSA) published Electronic Announcement CB-24-16 to alert financial aid professionals that the FISAP due on October 1, 2024, is now ...
The Clery Act and You
On June 26, 2024, Federal Student Aid (FSA) issued an Electronic Announcement reminding institutions of their responsibilities under the Clery Act, which entails the following: Compilation ...
Addressing Conflicting Information: Federal Student Aid Provides Clarity
Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) June 17,, 2024, Electronic Announcement clarifies issues around conflicting information that have not needed to be addressed before the 2024 – 2025 ...
Getting Ahead on the FISAP: 10 Steps Financial Aid Directors Can Take to Prepare Now
As experienced financial aid directors might already know, the online Fiscal Operations Report for 2023–24 and the Application to Participate for 2025–26 (FISAP) will be available ...