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Consortium Agreement: A Possible Short-Cut to Graduation
Higher education, even public higher education, is expensive. Students often need to get creative to make earning a degree affordable. One way to do so is ...
Understanding the IPEDS Data Collection Process: A Guide for Financial Aid Professionals
As a financial aid professional, you play a crucial role in ensuring that your institution's data is accurately reported through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System ...
Understanding Institutional Methodology (IM) in Financial Aid
As institutions begin working on sending and calculating award letters for students, it might be helpful to provide a breakdown of the basics around the Institutional ...
New Title IX Final Rules Published
Although the implementation of Title IX rules on campus may not directly impact the day-to-day responsibilities of your job, lack of compliance will result in the ...
FAFSA Delay: Tips for Maintaining Optimism and a Positive Attitude in the Financial Aid Office
Although the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) serves as a gateway for millions of students to access critical financial assistance to make their dreams ...
Beyond Exit Counseling: Resources for Your Students
In our blog, Exit Counseling: Can We Do it Better?, we discussed how integrating student loan wellness into a continuous financial wellness program is beneficial for ...
FAFSA® Resources: Essential Tools for Processing During Spring 2024
Resources Word In Wooden Cube In this blog post, we provide an overview of the changes financial aid offices face while processing financial aid for the ...
Up-Skill Your Student Employees
There have been multiple articles written about the professional deficiencies of recent college graduates entering the workforce. It seems likely that years of online school and ...
Is Your Institution Ready for the Next Application Cycle?
Just when you thought you had a game plan to address each of the complex issues related to the ISIR delay, another electronic announcement rolls out. ...
5 Tips for Expanding Access to Financial Literacy
April is not just a month of blooming flowers and warming weather; it's also Financial Literacy Month—a time dedicated to promoting awareness and education about financial ...