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Empowering Financial Aid Administrators – A Comprehensive Guide to Training and Compliance Resources

HEAG

Resources Word In Wooden Cube Financial aid administrators are the unsung heroes of the academic world, playing a crucial role in helping students navigate the complex realm of financial aid and achieve their academic goals. To fulfill their responsibilities effectively, … Read more ».

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Department of Education Announces Steps to Make Better FAFSA® More Readily Accessible

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. The goal is for this to be transformational for hundreds of thousands of additional students. Dr. Miguel A. Cardona said that by Feb.

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Report: How Universities Are Preparing for The End of The Pandemic Loan Pause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

About 43 million people are expected to resume or start repayments of their student loans. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has issued its final report and a toolkit for financial aid professionals across the nation in anticipation of the resumption of federal student loan repayments.

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The 2024-25 FAFSA Roadmap

College Planners of America

The 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) integrates major changes in the way students will apply for Federal student aid. Education Department (ED), these changes will help students by enabling a better and simpler FAFSA experience. According to the U.S.

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FAFSA Delay Will Cause Problems 

College Planners of America

Three years ago, Congress enacted long-overdue reforms in the passage of the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020, which substantially improves Federal student aid process. The Actensures that more families in financial need will receive aid. The Actensures that more families in financial need will receive aid.

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Secret Shopper Policy Draws Praise, Concern

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The program will use undercover operatives—“secret shoppers”—to test whether schools are complying with laws governing the federal financial aid program. But schools that treat current and prospective students fairly and act lawfully have nothing to fear from secret shopping.”