College Aid Services

AUGUST 8, 2024

” It’s a staple in our daily operations in higher education, and its regulatory definition can be found in 34 CFR 668.16(f), As Title IV administrators, we’re all too familiar with the term “conflicting information.” f), 34 CFR 668.16(b)(3), b)(3), and 34 CFR 668.54(a)(2).

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College Aid Services

APRIL 13, 2023

In a blog post earlier this week, the Department Education announced that the effective date of the Dear Colleague Letter GEN-23-03 which expands the definition of what is considered a Third-Party Servicer, will be postponed due to the feedback received. The original date was February 15th and then it was pushed back to September 15th.…

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

What was not expected, however, was their expansion of the third-party servicer definition. While compliance verification may suffice for most programs, some institutions will need more preparation. This likely means creating capacity in an existing FTE’s responsibilities by deprioritizing other assignments.

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HEAG

APRIL 20, 2023

Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) February 15 Dear Colleague Letter created a bit of a stir in the higher education community and while the update on February 28 extended the period for compliance from May to September, the broadened definition of … Read more ».

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Improve compliance reporting IPEDS reporting (among other compliance reports) is a necessity for any institution receiving state or federal funding, but compiling and submitting IPEDS data is tedious and time-consuming. Edify uses plain-language terminology for its data fields to ensure everyone understands the data they access.

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Civitas Learning

MARCH 13, 2025

This approach allows a broadened focus and can quickly adapt as your definitions of success evolve. Ensure Financial Integrity: Financial aid teams can detect and prevent fraud, ensuring compliance and accountability while protecting institutional resources. Helping them implement more effective interventions at scale.

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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.”

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EAB

MAY 25, 2023

Data definitions and quality, data access, meaningful, questions, a sustainable process that leads to results, the organizational structures and relationships that carry those results out and give them life within the institution—all of it is essential to success. They know that every single component matters.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

We often hear from institutions about uncertainty regarding the source, the methodology, the timeliness, and data definitions. This is especially common in higher education, where many consumers’ jobs involve questioning assumptions. Solution: Offer a peek behind the curtain Transparency is the easiest solution to data distrust.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The lawsuit specifically challenges the orders' lack of clear definitions for terms such as "DEI," "equity," and "illegal DEIA," arguing that this vagueness makes compliance virtually impossible for institutions while potentially exposing them to significant federal enforcement actions.

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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 those would definitely be the mistakes. AS: You know, someone's coming after us, right? In response to those issues.

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