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COD System Implementation for 2025-26 Outage Scheduled for March 23rd

College Aid Services

MARCH 17, 2025

FSA has notified institutions that it will suspend batch processing for the Common Origination Disbursement System (COD) as it makes important updates in preparation for the 2025-26 academic year. The outage is scheduled to occur from midnight to 11 a.m.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Alexander is very accessible, very approachable for students,” says Dr. Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. It is providing greater access for students from low-income, first-generation backgrounds. Coming from such a background drives him. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 1, 2025

Stout, recipient of the 2025 Diverse Champions Award, has focused her career on helping community colleges achieve outstanding student success. Early inspiration In her first community college position, much of Stouts work focused on access and reaching as many stakeholders as possible. For 41 years, Dr. Karen A.

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Upswing and Single Stop Announce Partnership to Empower Marginalized Students

Single Stop

JANUARY 29, 2025

This collaboration is designed to break down barriers and help students navigate financial hardships by providing information and access to basic needs and emergency funding. For more information, visit [link] or schedule a demo to learn more. Upswing and Single Stop Announce Partnership to Empower Marginalized Students NEW YORK, Jan.

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Texas A&M-San Antonio Improves New Student Orientation with Quicker, Smarter Scheduling

Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Texas A&M-San Antonio Improves New Student Orientation with Quicker, Smarter Scheduling

Civitas Learning

MARCH 23, 2023

The Challenge: New student orientation course scheduling process overwhelmed students, prevented advisors from having meaningful student interactions, and made it harder to manage classroom space and observe bottlenecks in class scheduling effectively.

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Spring Into Break: Digital Spring Break Tips for Students Editable (Updated for 2025)

School Counselor Blog

MARCH 8, 2025

I updated these tips for 2025 so that there is a new Instagram version and a presentation size you can share on closed circuit TVs. To share these tips with students you can schedule send emails , share on your school's learning management system, or send out the tips in a newsletter.

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The 2024-2025 FAFSA is Live – Or Is It?

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 9, 2024

A Soft Launch of This Year’s Financial Aid Application is Causing Frustration For months, parents, students, and financial aid experts alike have been waiting for the 2024-2025 FAFSA to go live. they have been working on making updates to the application to make it easier to understand, complete, and to be more accessible.

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When Will the 2024-2025 FAFSA Be Available?

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Updates to the FAFSA Have Delayed College Financial Aid for Millions The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has undergone some major updates for the 2024-2025 application cycle. FAFSA Release for the 2024-2025 As of this moment, the Education Department has announced that FAFSA will be released by December 31st.

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FAFSA Made Simple: A Beginner’s Guide for the 2025-2026 Application

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 21, 2024

For the 2025-2026 application cycle, the FAFSA will come online in December. 2025-2026 FAFSA As mentioned, this year’s FAFSA is being released later to accommodate the changes that were made last year – and to avoid any mishaps like last year’s filing. This will give you access to the online FAFSA application.

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2024-2025 FAFSA Changes: What You Need to Know for College Funding

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

, many students and families are left wondering how financial aid distribution will work for the 2024-2025 school year. 2024-2025 FAFSA Updates For the 2024-2025 college application cycle, the FAFSA will be open to students and family by December 31, 2023. Unfortunately, that means we’re not 100% sure when that opening day is.

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Changes to the 2024-2025 FAFSA Have Made Filing for College Money Easier

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

JANUARY 3, 2024

However, with the release of the 2024-2025 FAFSA, families, students, and financial aid offices alike are hopeful that the once complicated application will be easier to complete and process. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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Updates to the 2024-2025 FAFSA Will Help Maximize Your Financial Aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How the FAFSA is Making Financial Aid More Accessible to Families Nationwide In the last year and a half, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – or FAFSA – has undergone major changes to make the application easier to complete for students nationwide. Who should file the FAFSA?

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How the New Student Aid Index Impact Your Financial Aid Offers

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Perhaps one of the biggest pros of the SAI is that more students will be able to receive access to Pell Grants. Access to Pell Grants is typically based on family size and the federal poverty line. Starting with the 2024-2025 FAFSA cycle, that will no longer be the case. Who will see an increase in financial aid?

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Breaking Down FAFSA: Understanding the Application Process

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 14, 2024

All of these programs are designed to make higher education more accessible. But, due to recent changes in the form, this year’s FAFSA for the 2025-2026 school year will be available starting December 1st. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for college.

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Desired Results, Measures, and Members

The Advisor That Cares

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

For Advisors: Transform transactional advising general information and onboarding orientation to systems, procedures, degree plan, resources to video, audio, and text resources in personally curated web resources by the Fall 2025 intake cycle for individualized flipped advisor guidance.

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A Full List of College Admissions and Financial Aid Application Deadlines for High School Students

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Access usually begins with filing a FAFSA. It is best to file as early as possible, which will be in December for the 2024-2025 application cycle. Schedule a 15 Minute Power Chat to learn more about finding ways to pay for colleg This can come from federal, state and institutional resources.

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AI and Work (Some Predictions)

Cal Newport

MAY 19, 2025

I recently attended a men’s retreat, for example, and it was clear that the organizer had used ChatGPT to create the final email summarizing the weekend schedule. ” Enabling novice users to access to expert-level features in existing software will aggregate into huge productivity gains. And why not?

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The “Non-Launch” of the 2024–25 FAFSA

College Planners of America

JANUARY 3, 2024

“You can complete the form to apply for financial aid to help pay for attendance at college between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025. If your form is unavailable when you or your family members try to access it, please try again later. As a result, the Act’s provisions were not scheduled to become fully effective until July 1, 2022.

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Influencer – Goals and Measures

The Advisor That Cares

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Transform transactional advising general information and onboarding orientation to video, audio, and text resources in flipped advising modules with digital assessments by the Fall 2025 intake cycle. . This action leaves advisors’ schedules open and available during critical availability timeframes. Measurement.

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House Bill Would Overhaul Federal Student Aid

College Planners of America

JUNE 13, 2025

The bill also eliminates economic hardship and unemployment deferments beginning on July 1, 2025, and reduces the total period in which a borrower’s loan may be in loan forbearance. It also eliminates economic hardship and unemployment deferments and reduces the total period a borrower may be in forbearance as of July 1, 2025.

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PART 1: March 2025 Update on Lawsuits Challenging the SAVE Plan

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

MARCH 20, 2025

In this post, we explain where things stand as of March 20, 2025 in the SAVE litigation. Parts of the SAVE plan went into effect in the summer of 2023, and all of it was scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2024, though many aspects of SAVE have been temporarily blocked by court order.

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How to Streamline Your Financial Aid in 2025 with SSS

School & Student Services by Community Brands

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Here are key actionable steps to prepare for the 2025 season. Communicate Early and Often: Early Announcement: Communicate the January 2025 SSS application deadline prominently on your school website and financial aid resources. This can be done through video conferencing or phone calls, making it easier for families to access support.

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Well-being info for 2025 graduates

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 22, 2025

Access to these two platforms is connected to your JHED ID. For everyone except SOM students, hospital residents, and postdocs, these IDs remain active until 180 days after your graduation date, so you will be able to access these resources until that time. Most, but not all, appointments end on June 30, 2025.) Be proactive.

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 27

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

DECEMBER 2, 2024

We encourage you to attend forums as your schedule allows. Read more about their call to action to crowdsource information into a transfer-focused knowledge base accessible to everyone in the article below. Inside HigherEd Article Transfer Resources Save the Date for the 2025 COTA Conference!

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4 reasons to become a Bystander Intervention Trainer

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 23, 2025

Note: this post was originally published in May 2022; it was updated and re-published in April 2025 to reflect new application info. We are hiring, and all eligible applicants (all Homewood and Peabody undergraduates) are encouraged to apply by Friday June 6, 2025. Applications close on Friday June 6, 2025.

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Join us for the 13th annual JHU Out of the Darkness Walk

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 18, 2025

Join us for the 13th Annual JHU Out of the Darkness Walk on Saturday, April 5, 2025, as we step forward in solidarity on the Homewood campus. Scheduled by request through Mental Health Services or Health Promotion & Well-Being. We cant wait to see you on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Open session for students. Are you in?

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From Advocacy to Exploring the Globe: Meet the Spring 2025 Interns

Active Minds

APRIL 30, 2025

Another incredible internship semester has come to a close, and we’re thrilled to celebrate the energy, innovation, and unwavering dedication of our Spring 2025 interns as they embark on their next adventures! I remain deeply committed to advocating for accessible and equitable mental health resources. Authored by Active Minds.

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