As of the first week of March 2018, the Senate’s Health, Education & Labor Committee has held eight hearings to help move along the Higher Education Act’s (HEA) reauthorization. We are still a bit of time away from a potential … Read more »
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Issues and Potential Changes to the Program
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) has been a controversial program ever since it was introduced in 2007. Here is a summary for college financial aid offices.
Is this potentially the end of the program?
PSLF promises student borrowers who have … Read more »
Impacts of the Final Tax Bill on Colleges and Universities
On December 22nd, President Trump signed into law one of the largest tax reforms in U.S. history. A few weeks back, there were several pieces of the initial legislation that would have had impacted students as … Read more »
Community College Watch: Removing Barriers for Homeless Students
A new amendment to the Higher Education Authorization Act was introduced in September with bi-partisan support from multiple Senators to help combat homelessness for college students. The amendment would help provide housing options for students in between terms, and improve … Read more »
Twitter Recap – Oct. 24th through Nov. 18th, 2016
We share industry news and stories on Twitter throughout the week at @HEAG_INC. Here is a recap of our most recent tweets, focusing on topics of Title IV financial aid and higher education.
10/24/16 – Looking for the latest … Read more »
Twitter Recap – Sept. 26th, 2016 through Oct. 21st, 2016
We share industry news and stories on Twitter throughout the week at @HEAG_INC. Here is a recap of our most recent tweets, focusing on topics of Title IV financial aid and higher education.
9/26/16 – New study shows an … Read more »
Twitter Recap — April 4th – April 8th, 2016
We share industry news and stories on Twitter throughout the week at @HEAG_INC. Here is a recap of last week’s tweets, focusing on topics of Title IV financial aid and higher education.
4/4/16 – From #PLUSloan interest rate … Read more »
Battle Wages On Over Higher Education Spending In the FY17 Budget
On March 23rd, 2016, the House Budget Committee (HBC) released more detail surrounding spending cuts on some key higher education programs. There remains a dichotomy between the Republican controlled Congress and the Democratic White House as they both … Read more »
Peeling Back the Layers of President Obama’s Proposed Budget for 2017 – Part Three
March 10th, 2016
In Part One of a three-part blog series, we wrote about the tuition-free, community college proposal President Obama is looking for in his 2017 budget. In Part Two, we took a look at the Pell grant overhaul … Read more »
Peeling Back the Layers of President Obama’s Proposed Budget for 2017 – Part Two
March 9th, 2016
In Part One of a three-part blog series, we analyzed President Obama’s community college initiatives in full detail which included information on his grand idea of tuition free, public education through the America’s College Promise Act of … Read more »
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