IEFA

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

From acceptance by an SEVP-certified school to gathering the necessary documents, understanding the process thoroughly will save time and reduce the risk of application denial. Once accepted, you will receive a Form I-20 from the schools designated school official (DSO), which is a mandatory document for your visa application.

International student

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.

International student

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 15, 2025

Borrowers submitting applications during the pause should keep a copy of their completed TPD applications and all supporting documents. They should also keep a copy of any notices or communications they receive from the Department regarding their TPD application.

Application

School & Student Services by Community Brands

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Transparent and Accessible Financial Aid Process: Clear Communication: Provide families with clear and concise information about the financial aid process, including deadlines, required documentation, and eligibility criteria. Key Strategies for Equitable Access and Promoting Diversity 1.

Financial aid

Student Privacy Compass

JULY 23, 2024

In light of these challenges, district leaders are increasingly called to evaluate platform terms, develop internal review protocols, and ensure fundraising practices align with data governance, equity, and communications policies. Has the purpose of the fundraiser been clearly defined and communicated? Are digital records (e.g.,

Compliance

School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Between processing applications, tracking down missing documents, and ensuring awards align with school policies, the workload can be exhausting. Reduce Administrative Work & Eliminate Missing Documents Managing financial aid applications can be tedious, especially when dealing with incomplete submissions and missing paperwork.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Whether your parent’s job status shifts or unexpected expenses arise, you’ll have time to adjust your financial aid application and communicate with schools about your circumstances. Additionally, if your financial aid package isn’t sufficient, you’ll have more time to appeal or negotiate for additional funding. #4.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 15, 2025

Set and Communicate Your Workshop Goals and Format Before you lock in a date or build a slide deck, get crystal clear on the purpose of your workshop. For example: This workshop will walk families through the steps of applying for financial aid, explain how awards are determined, and answer live questions about timelines and documentation.

Financial aid

Civitas Learning

JANUARY 9, 2025

However, coordinating care becomes challenging when information is siloed, documentation methods vary, and processes are not aligned. A shared understanding is essentialit connects students with the right resources and opens communication channels that capture past interactions and future recommendations.

Retention

Patter by Pat Thomson

JANUARY 18, 2025

An authorship agreement does not need to be a formal legal document. The agreed order of authors should be consistent with any applicable disciplinary norms and publication requirements identification of at least one corresponding author who is responsible for communication with the publisher and managing communication between the co-authors.

Mathematics

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JULY 24, 2025

And importantly, by introducing your financial aid policies early and communicating them consistently, your school builds trust with families from day one. FAA Services from SSS flag complex applications and provides a trained review of all documentation, including business and asset details.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2025

Conversely, Liberal Arts and Humanities, English Language/Literature, Visual/Performing Arts, Recreation/Fitness, Communication/Journalism, and Theology ranked among the 10 lowest-paid disciplines every year throughout the study period. Business faculty also saw the largest percentage increase in median salary at 66.2%

Humanities

The Counseling Geek

JULY 25, 2025

When I am researching a topic, I also find scrolling through the sources tab in Perplexity to be enlightening and will frequently open up full documents or sites to dive deeper. It still takes human review and critical thinking, but my experience has been that it has been FAR more accurate than other more “creative” AI tools.

Counseling

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 2, 2025

With expanded access comes a growing need for schools to: Accommodate more applicants Offer equitable financial aid Process funding quickly and accurately Communicate transparently with diverse families As school choice opportunities grow nationwide, your school has a chance to expand its impact and welcome new families.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

JANUARY 23, 2025

This breakthrough eliminates the need for manual completion of IRS forms and document uploads, ensuring faster, more accurate, and secure processing. Families complete financial aid applications in minutes, enjoying a stress-free process with no document uploads required.

Financial aid

CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

MAY 5, 2025

Your Student Portal and Email This will become your new communications hub. Submit Final Documents Most schools will ask for final high school transcripts and possibly immunization records or placement test scores. If the enrollment deposit is a financial burden, reach out to the admissions or financial aid office. Set Up (and Check!)

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Schools are doing a better job of communicating financial aid options, leading to more applications. Some of the biggest challenges schools face include: Administrative Overload: Manually reviewing applications, verifying financial documents, and answering questions from families takes a lot of time and effort.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 11, 2025

They are responsible for guiding families through the financial aid process, ensuring transparency, and fostering open communication with both prospective and current families. Whether through better communication, improved policies, or innovative funding models, financial aid teams can simplify the experience and enhance family engagement.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MARCH 12, 2025

With this advancement, SSS removes long-standing obstacles in the financial aid processreducing the time for family income verification from days to minutes, gaining insight into family-owned business tax data, reducing manual errors, and preventing issues caused by missing documents.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

MAY 22, 2025

Schools can now retrieve both individual and business tax records in under 60 seconds, gaining multi-year financial visibility without relying on manual uploads or outdated documentation. Verified Financial Insights: Real-time access to accurate, IRS-sourced financial data across multiple years.

Financial aid

School & Student Services by Community Brands

DECEMBER 23, 2024

So how do you create these personalized communications across vast family types, locations, and interest levels? Five Benefits a Financial Aid Solution Should Offer Juggling spreadsheets, chasing missing documents, and stressing over award decisions? Read the full blog here.

Financial aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2025

Therefore, when we receive reports and data suggesting that vulnerable populations are being targeted within social catalytic spaces on college campuses, it is an urgent call to remind leadership to adhere to the values stated in official documents, such as websites, marketing materials, and other institutional communications.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2025

From their perspective, there is a need for effective collaboration and communication, as the administration’s decisions can significantly impact the advancement of athletic equity. In the interviews many coaches indicated that campus athletic directors and presidents should be involved and aware of athletic needs.

Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Steeped in the revolutionary language of our countrys founding documents, both Harvards letter and Stanfords response speak to notions of the public good but mount a defense only of private institutions.

Higher education

Steve Keating

JUNE 15, 2025

Communicate Strategically When you must interact with a narcissist, tailor your communication to minimize conflict and maintain control: • Use “I” statements : Frame your needs in terms of your feelings (e.g., “I securing finances or documenting workplace issues). •

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2024

FSU Special Collections & Archives Florida State University has acquired new documents it plans to add to the Emmett Till Archives. The documents are a 33-page, single-spaced research memorandum by journalist William Bradford Huie and his correspondence with lawyer John Whitten Jr., Shown are Emmett and Mamie Till, 1908.

Communication

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2024

8 to produce documents and communications as part of the U.S. Virginia Foxx Columbia University has until Aug. House Committee on Education and the Workforce investigation into antisemitism. 7, 2023, attacks in Isreal.

Communication

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

When the revised Pell Grant regulations went into effect in July 2023, they contained a provision that college in prison programs must now document how they and/or organizations with which they partner provide reentry services. That is a fact and we see it all the time with our own students when they return to community (P2CP began in 2011).

Nontraditional student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

That animals avoid environments which seem unhealthy due to predators or poor conditions is a well-documented ecological phenomenon. The conditions communicated by the student population, admissions requirements, recruitment efforts, and who inhabits symbolic leadership roles combine to create a sense of the environment.

Application

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It was clear that social mobility is increasingly important, but the best ways that colleges can help students achieve it and the best ways that it can be measured and communicated were less certain. He noted that the founding documents of most colleges and universities list economic mobility as an important goal.

Low income student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 19, 2024

Cultural competence education and training offered at community colleges’ police academies are essential to prepare new officers to communicate across cultures. Cultural competence is attained when an individual or organization effectively delivers culturally competent services to community members (Cross et al.,

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Through our work we found that when given the chance to document their experiences fat students overwhelmingly focus on the ways they do not fit in furniture, chairs, and generally within classroom spaces. First, it communicates to students educators’ understanding of the systemic and structural nature of anti-fat bias.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In our personal communications with senior university administrators, they have noted that more “procedural violations” emerge in promotions cases of minoritized vs. majority-group candidates. The criteria should be read aloud, prior to evaluating that dimension.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

This study, for us, was about seeking to understand the scale of the gender and race issues we face as a field and to document the disparities we see as baseline data to help track our progress towards more equitable work environments over time.” Susan Lyons, executive director of WIM and one of the report's authors.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Lord’s educational background is an intriguing mix of marketing communications, business, research, and student affairs. “Those interests were front and center and persuaded me and demonstrated that she is one of my most talented students.” Lord has the ability to push institutional thinking into the 21st Century, says Allen.

Retention

Active Minds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Create safe spaces for communication and support : Adults should use the resources at hand to create environments where young individuals feel comfortable discussing their thoughts and emotions without fear of judgment. These resources equip adults with skills that convey empathy and provide informed support.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

According to the roadmap document, the national plan is built on a foundation of accountability and partnership, a capstone of effective communications and representations about diversity in STEMM, and five key pillars: engagement, inspiration, discovery, innovation, and opportunity.

Equity