Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “highered”
The federal work-study program was implemented nearly 55 years ago as part of the campus-based aid program where the Department of Education (ED) provides colleges with a lump sum to distribute to students who meet the rather broad eligibility criteria. … Read more »
A few months ago, we wrote an article about the potential demise of the federal student loan benefit program called Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). We are here to share that … Read more »
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 »
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 »
The week of October 17th, 2016, the National Student Loan Database (NSLDS) generated and sent a report to the Student Aid Internet Gateway (SAIG) mailbox for schools that were required to report Gainful Employment (GE) data. These recently uploaded … Read more »
The recent announcement by the Council of Regional Accrediting Commissions to further review institutions with extremely low graduation rates puts many community colleges in the spotlight. According to Insider Higher Ed, “Tougher Scrutiny for Colleges with Low Graduation Rates,” 279 … Read more »
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 »
On September 28th, President Obama announced that once again, the maximum Pell grant award for 2017-18 would be increasing to $5920 but few other details were available at the time. A little over a week ago, the Department … Read more »
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 »
We are approaching the milestone anniversary of President Obama announcing the significant changes coming to the 2017-18 FAFSA form. The revisions were announced on September 14th, 2015 and are about to become reality for aid offices all over the world … Read more »