Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Keeping track of the students’ academic progress will provide the postsecondary institutions with adequate information to make offers of direct admissions at the appropriate time, where acceptance and a guaranteed spot is extended even before an application is submitted. It must also be a call to action. Dr. William B.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The 2025-26 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools is now available as an online document and an integrated search function for applicants navigating the fafsa.gov website.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Additionally, the report concluded that the department must ensure that the common borrower-facing information and applications that borrowers will be driven to under USDS are accurate, functional, accessible, and consumer-tested.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 9, 2025

One of the most complex elements private K-12 schools face is verifying and evaluating international family income, which often differs significantly from domestic documentation standards. For financial aid officers and admissions teams, this can mean lengthy back-and-forth communication, incomplete applications, or inconsistent reporting.

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College Aid Consulting Services

JANUARY 5, 2024

Louis (WUG) Known for its generous financial aid, WUG meets 100% of the demonstrated need for admitted students, a significant draw for applicants. Harvard University As an Ivy League institution, Harvard meets 100% of demonstrated financial need without loans, making it more accessible than many assume. Washington University in St.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We present the problems/solutions as an easily accessible 10-point checklist, so that you can grade your own processes, identify your challenges, and proactively incorporate de-biasing practices in the spirit of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The criteria should be read aloud, prior to evaluating that dimension.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Results Interviews with staff covered innovative and ongoing strategies to improve student accessibility. Providing more direct support to families filling out applications. Satisfaction often came down to how easy it was for parents to fill out documents and pay school expenses. Rethinking funding and policies.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 21, 2025

For private and independent K12 schools, financial aid is more than just a line itemits a mission-critical tool for ensuring access, diversity, and long-term sustainability. SSS gives schools live visibility into each application cycle, showing trends and gaps as they emerge. Are updates live as family documents are verified?

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IEFA

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

This foundational knowledge sets the stage for a successful visa application. To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate proof of financial funds sufficient to cover their tuition and living expenses while in the U.S. It not only allows international students to access high-quality education in the U.S. What is an F-1 Visa?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 31, 2025

Independent and private K12 schools are constantly striving to balance accessibility with financial sustainability. This underscores the value of the recently announced integration between TaxStatus and VenturEd Solutions which transforms how private schools assess and process financial aid applications.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 15, 2025

While the fall often brings a flurry of applications, admissions deadlines, and award notifications, the summer months offer breathing rooma perfect opportunity for financial aid directors to host a parent-focused workshop that is proactive, supportive, and deeply informative. Once your goal is set, decide on format.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 22, 2025

“Our enhanced SSS platform breaks down barriers with an application process completed in under 9 minutes and empowers schools with the information and tools they need to serve families with transparency, security, and fairness.” Transform your Financial Aid experience and learn more at the upcoming webinar.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

JANUARY 18, 2025

An authorship agreement does not need to be a formal legal document. It is important to understand, if doing this kind of calculation, that team members often have different roles and access to tasks and opportunities, team-work is by nature complementary. Mustafa, M.A., Fatimi, A.S. BMC Res Notes 16 , 329 (2023).

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

These trends underscore the growing commitment of independent schools to support families and enhance accessibility to quality education. Secondarily, schools are seeing an influx of applications from families looking for tuition assistance. A higher number of financial aid applications often signal increased interest in your school.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

APRIL 4, 2025

In todays ever-evolving enrollment landscape, financial aid professionals are being asked to do more with lessprovide equitable access, protect institutional integrity, streamline complex processes, and support families in real time. For families juggling work, parenting, and often multiple school applications, the time saved is invaluable.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

As demand rises, so does the need for a streamlined and transparent financial aid processmaking it essential for private and independent schools to efficiently manage applications, reviews, and awards. By removing application barriers, schools can attract more qualified students and create a more diverse, engaged school community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

In 2019, Oglethorpe partnered with TheDream.US , a national scholarship program that helps provide access to a college education for immigrant youth who came to the country at a young age without documentation. Add inclusive language to admission materials and other student-facing resources where applicable.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 23, 2025

SSS from VenturEd Solutions Revolutionizes Financial Aid Application Processing with Industry-Leading IRS Integration powered by TaxStatus New partnership with TaxStatus powers simplified and rapid verification of family tax information within a unified admissions, enrollment, and student lifecycle solution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

Applications and enrollment are at record highs as is the diversity of the student body. Another core initiative of the presidency is making sure that NJIT is accessible to students of all backgrounds, including low-income students, and fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus community. Research activity is ahead of last year.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

These new opportunities mean schools must be ready to process increased financial aid applications quickly, equitably, and transparently. Streamline Your Financial Aid Processing Increased funding means increased application volume. To promote equitable access: Use a consistent, objective assessment tool like SSS.

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Tutor Ocean Corp

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Let’s take the stress out of doing all these applications. What Is A College Application? You cannot simply show up, you must go through an application process. There’s a hard deadline, after which applicants will be vetted. They eliminate applicants who they think are not going to complete the program.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 25, 2025

The Challenge: Balancing Accuracy with Efficiency Traditionally, financial aid officers have faced an uphill battle: gathering accurate family income information, verifying documents, and assessing needall while providing personalized guidance to families. Many are new to the process and may feel overwhelmed by the documentation requirements.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 30, 2024

Institutions now have access to the 2024-25 FAFSA Verification-IRS Return Transcript Matrix to compare data between a selected family’s tax data and the information submitted through the FAFSA application. The matrix is currently available as an excel document and is divided into five specific sections.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. Teneo Linguistics Company, the Agape Clinic and Dallas Children’s Hospital.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 11, 2025

As tuition costs rise and demand for financial assistance grows, financial aid directors play a pivotal role in making private education accessible. Application deadlines to encourage timely submissions. Train Staff to Support Families Through the Process Many families find financial aid applications overwhelming and intimidating.

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College Aid Services

JULY 26, 2024

The 2024-25 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools is now available as an online document and an integrated search function for applicants navigating the fafsa.gov website.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This time of year means that college applications are in full swing for high school seniors! There’s paperwork to submit, essays to write, and financial aid applications to send in. The most important financial document that students will file with their families this fall is the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 7, 2025

Starting early means youll be prepared when the time comes to submit your applications. The FAFSA is one of the most important applications youll fill out, and it opens every year on October 1st. This will make filling out your FAFSA or scholarship applications a lot easier.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

million grant – lasting five years – will go toward what this cadre of faculty and staff are calling the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project, which is directly aimed at aiding Asian students at UConn’s regional campus in Hartford.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 5, 2025

Sessions on innovative approaches to financial aid and tuition modeling provided administrators with new strategies to make financial aid more accessible and efficient. Breakout sessions and workshops covered critical topics shaping the future of independent schools. Product Marketing Manager, VenturEd Solutions.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2025

With TaxStatus’ advanced IRS integration, SSS provides schools with immediate access to verified financial data while safeguarding families through secure identity verification methods, including ID.me.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 20, 2024

Your student’s ability to regularly monitor their college portal is essential to their application process, especially when it comes to staying updated and informed about financial aid tasks and deadlines. In a year like this one, it has become an even more important task for students applying to college!

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 14, 2025

Throughout the evening, attendees had the opportunity to network, exchange ideas, and hear firsthand how direct integration to IRS tax information is changing the way schools process financial aid applications. Improving efficiency: Schools can make faster, more confident financial aid decisions with real-time access to verified tax data.

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College Aid Consulting Services

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

To update your school codes, access your FAFSA® online and follow the steps below. After you submit the new school, you will see a notification that your application is processing. The FAFSA process makes it easy to add schools to your application even after submitting it. Find and select the option to “Make FAFSA Corrections.”

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Early communication allows schools to share important information about financial aid eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application processes. Automated Notifications: Automated notifications capabilities for keeping families informed about application deadlines, award decisions, and other important updates.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Let’s look at how to best prepare for and complete financial aid applications. It includes all applicable expenses, e.g., tuition, fees, room and board, books, supplies, and transportation. How Do I Complete a Financial Aid Application? What Documents Will I Need? What Does Financial Aid Cover?

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

JUNE 20, 2024

The financial aid season approaches, and your inbox overflows with applications. Juggling mountains of paperwork, chasing down missing documents, and ensuring every award is fair and accurate feels like a never-ending marathon. The FAA team acts as an extension of your office, handling the nitty-gritty details of application review.

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