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. Preparing for Your F-1 Visa Application Thorough preparation is crucial for a successful F-1 visa application.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 11, 2025

A thoughtfully designed financial aid strategy doesnt just ease administrative burdensit helps families make informed decisions about their childs education. Application deadlines to encourage timely submissions. Offer multilingual support, ensuring non-English-speaking families receive accurate information.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

By leveraging historical financial aid and student data, schools can make more informed, equitable, and strategic financial aid decisions that align with their mission and long-term sustainability. Yield rate of financial aid applicants Determines how many admitted students accept offers based on aid availability.

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Student Privacy Compass

APRIL 29, 2025

Data Minimization Principles: about 12 states stress the importance of avoiding inputting PII (Personally Identifiable Information) into AI systems. For example, imagine if the guidance indicated that student personally identifiable information should be protected when using generative AI tools. Minnesota guidance.

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College Aid Services

AUGUST 2, 2024

Update 8/1/24: Following its July 24th update, Federal Student Aid has clarified its guidance on resolving conflicting information for applicants or contributors that have FTI data and manually indicated that they did not file a U.S. tax return for 2022.

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College Aid Services

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The Department of education has updated its guidance on how institutions can apply to organize Prison Education Programs (PEP) and consolidated this information in the electronic announcement below.

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College Aid Services

JULY 22, 2024

The latest electronic announcement outlines 2024-25 federal guidelines to determine when a FAFSA applicant qualifies for independent status as a unaccompanied youth who is homeless, self-supporting, or at risk of being homeless.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

OCTOBER 15, 2024

As schools handle sensitive information, such as family financial records and student data, it’s essential to prioritize cyber awareness and implement strong security measures. This is particularly crucial when it comes to financial aid solutions, which often involve collecting and storing highly sensitive information.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 25, 2023

Posted: January 25, 2023 Author: Federal Student Aid Subject: 2023-2024 FAFSA Verification-Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Tax Return Transcript Matrix Attached to this Electronic Announcement is the 2023-2024 FAFSA Verification-IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix that institutions can use for 2023-2024 verification of IRS tax return information included (..)

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College Planners of America

MAY 13, 2023

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. Please refer to our last post, “FAFSA Delay Will Cause Problems”, for information concerning the potential impact of the delay on stakeholders. According to the U.S.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 11, 2022

Summer is here, which means financial aid season is just around the corner, and many of you will be opening digital piles of applications in September. We compiled a checklist of three tasks you can knock out before opening those applications. Inconsistencies in information between systems. Good data drives good decision-making.

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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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EAB

MAY 30, 2023

Data from EAB student surveys and partner institutions have shown a steady increase in the average number of applications per student from just over six to seven across the pandemic. LEARN MORE Younger students, who have always had access to instant information, expect a rapid and transparent turnaround when interacting with colleges.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As Liam Knox of Inside Higher Ed put it , the ruling was “a vague and at times self-contradictory piece of jurisprudence that continues to frustrate colleges keen to maintain diversity without falling out of compliance.” universities may not simply establish through application essays or other means the regime we hold unlawful today.”

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EAB

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This lack of integration and standardization can cause students to churn between offices, and to receive conflicting information. Northampton partnered with Edify, EAB’s education data platform, to automate their compliance reporting process by creating saved, repeatable workflows that mirrored both IPEDS and state report structures.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Applications were pouring in, but by the time classes began, nearly half of the prospective students had vanished. Admissions coaches served as liaisons between various departments, ensuring that students received consistent, accurate information and support. Enrollment saw a 16% increase. appeared first on EAB.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

You might say: Actually, we already have a dashboard for that—I’ll share information about it at the next department heads meeting, and we’ll distribute a guide for anyone who may want to use it. The more broadly applicable solution to this challenge is consistently utilizing a single analytic tool that is accessible to non-technical users.

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EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Liam Knox of Inside Higher Ed recently characterized the SCOTUS ruling as, "A vague and at times self-contradictory piece of jurisprudence that continues to frustrate colleges keen to maintain diversity without falling out of compliance." It's going to be important to have that research base to inform what we're doing.

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Timely MD

AUGUST 4, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights said it “will not impose penalties for non-compliance with the regulatory requirements under the HIPAA Rules against covered healthcare providers in connection with the good faith provision of telehealth during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency.”

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

And so what we've found through our research here at EAB is currently most institutions, they do rigorously track and manage those risks such as financial, operational and compliance related risks. So understanding who has information, knowing enough to feel confident making some kind of public statement or posting something online.

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Speaking at a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ( NASFAA ) conference in February, Melanie Storey, Director of the ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), said that, in order to assure compliance with the Act, the ED will not be able to launch the FAFSA as usual on October 1 of this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

These new steps include reducing verification requirements, suspending routine school compliance reviews and providing flexibility on renewing participation in the federal student aid programs. Schools will have until their expiration date to submit the recertification application. Cardona said that by Feb.

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COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The G6 screen displays the following message: By submitting this payment request, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the request is based on true, complete, and accurate information.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 21, 2025

As we discussed previously, post-screening functionality for NSLDS will not be available until early Spring 2025, meaning that generate ISIRs for applicants with updated information.

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College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The electronic announcement below provides Title IV institutions with important information on how to submit any changes or corrections to the Fiscal Operations Report for 2023–24 and the Application to Participate for 2025–26 (FISAP). 13 FISAP Correction Deadline Nears first appeared on College Aid Services.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Application season for financial aid is rapidly approaching. As a dedicated partner in your students’ success, School & Student Services (SSS) is here to help you streamline the application process and ensure a smooth experience for both your institution and your students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Bill benefits, and it collaborates with Veterans Service Organizations to provide critical information. Transparency, she said, is essential when it comes to providing information about fees and tuition. Additionally, she said it is essential to make it clear to student veterans that they can access information through the VA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

That over compliance as a residual effect of whats happening in Texas, Tennessee and Florida, is also happening in California. Applications to and enrollment in HBCU institutions have continued to increase. Theyre thinking] lets get ahead of those attacks by self-imposing a pulling of the plug, Harper said.

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