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APRIL 9, 2025

These students bring cultural diversity, academic excellence, and a broader worldview to the classroombut they also bring unique challenges when it comes to financial aid processing. For financial aid officers and admissions teams, this can mean lengthy back-and-forth communication, incomplete applications, or inconsistent reporting.

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International student Financial aid Financial aid officer Application 52

College Aid Services

MARCH 3, 2025

The Department of Education has released an FAQ to clarify concerns stemming from last month’s Dear Colleague Letter, which instructed institutions to cease using race preferences and stereotypes as a factor in their admissions, hiring, promotion, compensation, scholarships, prizes, administrative support, sanctions, discipline, and beyond or (..)

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Instruction Scholarship Administration Administration 82

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

FSA has released additional guidance for when and how financial aid offices should reconcile their institution’s federal Pell Grant funding each year; including the the process for internal as well as external reconciliations.

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Grant Financial aid officer Financial aid Instruction 104

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Department of Education released important details about the application process for institutions wishing to participate in the Work Colleges Program under the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program for the 2025-26 award year.

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Instruction Application Higher education Education 66

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The Department of Education released important details about the application process for institutions wishing to participate in the Work Colleges Program under the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program for the 2025-26 award year.

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Instruction Application Higher education Education 52

College Aid Services

JULY 12, 2024

The electronic announcement provides instructions for how institutions should originate summer-only Direct Loans while batch corrections are still unavailable for the 2024-25 academic year.

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Instruction Financial aid Compliance Education 105

College Aid Services

JULY 26, 2024

The Department of Education has released an updated version of the NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide, provides instructions and guidance for complying with the FVT/GE reporting requirements via the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®). What has changed?

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NSLDS Instruction Student loans Education 105