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Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

A new report from United Educators reveals that enrollment concerns reclaimed the top spot as the most pressing risk facing colleges and universities in 2024, with 71% of institutions identifying it as a major challenge. This represents an increase from 67% in the previous year.

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Brown University Enters OCR Agreement Regarding Alleged Antisemitic Discrimination

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to ensure compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Brown University OCR’s investigation confirmed that the university has taken proactive steps to support a nondiscriminatory campus environment, including updating its relevant policies and procedures in February 2024.

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ED Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement Regarding Title VI Complaints

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to register its commitment to compliance with Title VI of the of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. OCR reviewed documentation of 75 similar reports from the 2022-23 school year through February 2024. The University of Michigan has entered into a resolution agreement with the U.S.

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Cheyney University Comes Off Probation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 1, 2024

Cheyney officials said the decision is consistent with the assessment of three separate MSCHE-appointed peer evaluator teams that visited Cheyney’s campus between February 2023 and April 2024 and formally reported that Cheyney appears to meet the Commission’s Standards of Accreditation and Requirements of Affiliation.

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How and When to Obtain Student Consent for FAFSA Data Sharing, IDR Certification

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 23, 2024

FSA has provided guidance for institutions on obtaining written consent from their students to share FAFSA data with a third party in compliance with FERPA regulations.

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CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A 2024 study from the American Council on Education showed that despite Americas overall diversity increasing, and more students of color enrolling in undergraduate education than ever before, completion rates for Black and Brown students have remained stagnant. What could we do to help turn that around?

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FSA to Roll Out 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA Batch Corrections by Early 2025 (Nov. 8 Update)

College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Originally scheduled for release in August, Federal Student Aid announced yesterday that batch corrections will not be available for the 2024-25 FAFSA. Update on November 8, 2024: The Department previously indicated that the batch… More » FSA to Roll Out 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA Batch Corrections by Early 2025 (Nov.

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FSA Reinstates Fraudulent Activity Flagging and Verification Process for 2024-25, 2025-26 ISIRs

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

FSA announced that it will resume flagging FAFSA applicants for potentially fraudulent activity on both the the 2024-25 and 2025-26 forms, which will require that schools complete V4 or V5 verification prior to disbursing any Title IV aid.

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New Education Department Report Highlights 2024 Experimental Site Findings

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Education Department released its 2024 Experimental Sites Initiative (ESI) annual report, which contains updates on current findings and experiments.

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2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2024 Update)

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Federal Student Aid has updated the draft 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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End of the Rainbow?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. The University of North Florida (UNF), by example, has shuttered several on-campus centers, including the LGBTQ Center. In Texas, Senate Bill 17 took effect on Jan.

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FSA Announces 2024-25 Fundamentals Training Series

College Aid Services

AUGUST 6, 2024

The series will be divided into the two sections: a self-paced course called FSA Fundamentals Online and the FSA Fundamentals Virtual… More » FSA Announces 2024-25 Fundamentals Training Series The post FSA Announces 2024-25 Fundamentals Training Series first appeared on College Aid Services.

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Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA

College Aid Services

JUNE 18, 2024

FSA has released an electronic announcement to clarify how issues discovered during the 2024-25 FAFSA rollout would be treated in terms of conflicting information and the appropriate steps that Financial Aid offices should take.

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2025-26 FISAP Reporting Guidelines (July 2024 Update)

College Aid Services

AUGUST 1, 2024

ET; corrections to the report will be on December 13, 2024. Below is overview of the initial changes to the FISAP,… More » 2025-26 FISAP Reporting Guidelines (July 2024 Update) The post 2025-26 FISAP Reporting Guidelines (July 2024 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update)

College Aid Services

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The following volumes remain unchanged: Introduction Volume 4A – Record Layouts Volume 4B – Processing Codes Volume 5 – Edits and Rejects Volume 9 – Testing and Web Demo The following volumes have yet to be published: Volume 1… More » 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update) The post 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications (..)

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COD Implementation for 2024–25, Outage Scheduled for April 20th

College Aid Services

APRIL 18, 2024

FSA has notified institutions that it will suspend batch processing for the Common Origination Disbursement System (COD) as it makes important updates in preparation for the 2024-25 academic year. ET on April 20, 2024 and 11 a.m. ET on April 21, 2024. The outage is scheduled to occur between 11 p.m.

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2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (August 2024 Update)

College Aid Services

AUGUST 26, 2024

Available Volumes: Introduction: This section provides an overview of the information in… More » 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (August 2024 Update) The post 2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (August 2024 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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Proprietary Institutions Receive eZ-Audit Updates, Guidance for Annual Compliance Report

College Aid Services

APRIL 4, 2024

The Department of Education has made numerous changes to the eZ-Audit reporting system as part of the 90/10 regulatory changes that went into effect on July 1, 2023 for proprietary organizations; officials expect to finish the updates by June 30, 2024.

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Guidance for 2024-25 Aid Awarding due to affected ISIRs

College Aid Services

APRIL 11, 2024

The Department has released additional guidance for 2024-25 Aid Awards using the ISIRs affected by errors. They reaffirmed the plan to retransmit all impacted ISIRs in the coming weeks.

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2024–25 FAFSA Submission Summary Mock-Ups

College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

POSTED DATE: January 05, 2024 SUBJECT: 2024–25 FAFSA Submission Summary Mock-Ups Mock-ups of the final versions of the 2024–25… More » 2024–25 FAFSA Submission Summary Mock-Ups The post 2024–25 FAFSA Submission Summary Mock-Ups first appeared on College Aid Services.

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FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Education and the office of Federal Student Aid, including statutory and… More » FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series The post FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series first appeared on College Aid Services. The webinars provide the most recent guidance from the U.S.

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Renewed Push Apace to Return Native American Remains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

In 2020, the California State Auditor’s office reported that the University of California was not in compliance with NAGPRA and CalNAGPRA, stating that the university system had “inadequate policies and oversight” and lacked tribal representation on campus and systemwide committees, leading to “inconsistent practices” for repatriation.

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Summer-Only Direct Loans: How to Process for 2024-25 Without Batch Corrections

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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New Guidance Released to Address Conflicting Information Issues With 2024-25 ISIRs

College Aid Services

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Department of Education is addressing two software issues that flag incorrectly flag ISIRs as “Conflicting Information” for the 2024-25 award year.

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Now Available: Volumes 8 and 9 of 2024-25 FSA Handbook, Updated AVG

College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2024

Federal Student Aid has published two volumes the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook and updated the Application Verification Guide. What has changed: Volume 8: The Direct Loan Program – This volume discusses the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loan Program) and describes how the U.S.

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Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series: January–February 2024

College Aid Services

JANUARY 9, 2024

The online sessions will be held using a Q&A format and the complete details to access each webinar are located below: PUBLICATION DATE: January 05, 2024 DCL ID: ANN-24-01 SUBJECT: Live Internet Webinars – Better FAFSA… More » Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series: January–February 2024 The post Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series: (..)

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Updates to Decades-Old New Federal Standards for Race, Ethnicity Data Will Change How Students are Counted

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JULY 23, 2024

In March 2024, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), a federal agency overseeing government data collection, released revisions to Statistical Policy Directive No. Full compliance across all data collections and publications is required by March 2029.

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Updated College Financing Plan Aims to Simplify Financial Aid Packages for Students

College Aid Services

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Posted Date: November 15, 2024 Author: Office of Postsecondary Education… More » Updated College Financing Plan Aims to Simplify Financial Aid Packages for Students The post Updated College Financing Plan Aims to Simplify Financial Aid Packages for Students first appeared on College Aid Services.

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Team Spotlight: Dustin Grannis

College Aid Services

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Our October Team Spotlight is on Dustin Grannis, who joined College Aid Services as a Compliance Manager in 2024. He brings 15 years of experience in higher education and has managed teams of financial aid professionals across numerous schools; including four-year public, private, and proprietary schools.

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2023-2024 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide Now Available

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Department of Education has released the official 2023-2024 SAR Comment Codes and Text reference guide. 19, 2023) Note… More » 2023-2024 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide Now Available The post 2023-2024 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide Now Available first appeared on College Aid Services.

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NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide (July 2024 Update)

College Aid Services

JULY 26, 2024

The information in this volume describes… More » NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide (July 2024 Update) The post NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide (July 2024 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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2023-2024 FAFSA Verification- IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix

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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How to Keep Up with Rising Financial Aid Requests

School & Student Services by Community Brands

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

A November 2024 article , from the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) highlights that total financial aid awarded by National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and SAIS schools has grown significantly over the past two decades, reflecting schools commitment to supporting families. million during the same period.

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FSA Publishes the Latest on Federal Aid Management and Student Eligibility in the 2024-25 Federal Student Aid Handbook

College Aid Services

APRIL 5, 2024

Institutions now have access to the newest version of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook, which include changes to the volumes related to managing federal aid funding and student eligibility.

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2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update #2)

College Aid Services

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Federal Student Aid has updated the 202425 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 202425 award year. Update on Feb. 21, 2025: We updated Volume 5 Edits and Rejects and Volume 7 Comment Codes.

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Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA (August 2024 Update)

College Aid Services

AUGUST 2, 2024

Below is an overview of the Department’s guidance for financial aid offices to address this… More » Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA (August 2024 Update) The post Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA (August 2024 Update) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (July 2024 Update)

College Aid Services

JULY 25, 2024

Federal Student Aid has updated the 2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide. The volumes contained in this guide contain FAFSA Processing System (FPS) technical and processing information for the 2024–25 award year. What changed?

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The 2024-25 FAFSA Roadmap

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. The 2024-25 FAFSA represents the final implementation of the rules stipulated in the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2020 , some of which have already been released in the 2122-23 and 2023-24 FAFSA’s.

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Updated Learning Tracks, Basic Training Modules Offer New Courses for 2024-25

College Aid Services

AUGUST 6, 2024

Financial Aid administrators can access the 2024-25 training materials for this year’s Learning Tracks, which are designed as brief courses that focus on one particular subject at a time and are available through the FSA Training Center.

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2024-25 FSA Handbook Update: Appendices Now Available

College Aid Services

AUGUST 26, 2024

Federal Student Aid has published the Appendices of the 2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Handbook. These sections contain information that is too comprehensive for one volume and must be separated in order to maintain the handbook’s overall flow.

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Preliminary Campus-Based Program Funding Now Available for 2025-26 Academic Year

College Aid Services

JANUARY 31, 2025

Federal Student Aid announced the preliminary funding levels for the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) and Federal Work-Study (FWS) programs for the 2025-26 academic year, based on the 2024-25 award year appropriations.

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2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #3)

College Aid Services

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Update on October 16, 2024: FSA has published Volume 8 – Agency Matches. This volume… More » 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #3) The post 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #3) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #2)

College Aid Services

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Update on October 8, 2024: FSA has published Volume 1 – Summary of Changes. This… More » 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #2) The post 2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #2) first appeared on College Aid Services.

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Your New Year’s Resolution – Work Smarter, Not Harder: Compliance and Awarding Tools Available for 2023-2024

HEAG

JANUARY 11, 2023

We work in a wonderful community where agencies — both private and government — provide us with the tools we need to understand regulatory changes that may impact our processes or maybe just best practices that help us better serve … Read more ».

Compliance

Higher Education Faced Mounting Enrollment and Security Challenges in 2024

Brown University Enters OCR Agreement Regarding Alleged Antisemitic Discrimination

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ED Office for Civil Rights Reaches Agreement Regarding Title VI Complaints

Cheyney University Comes Off Probation

How and When to Obtain Student Consent for FAFSA Data Sharing, IDR Certification

CUNY’s Black Male Initiative Marks 20 Years of Success Amid National DEI Pushbacks

FSA to Roll Out 2024-25 and 2025-26 FAFSA Batch Corrections by Early 2025 (Nov. 8 Update)

FSA Reinstates Fraudulent Activity Flagging and Verification Process for 2024-25, 2025-26 ISIRs

New Education Department Report Highlights 2024 Experimental Site Findings

2024-25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2024 Update)

End of the Rainbow?

FSA Announces 2024-25 Fundamentals Training Series

Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA

2025-26 FISAP Reporting Guidelines (July 2024 Update)

2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update)

COD Implementation for 2024–25, Outage Scheduled for April 20th

2025-26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (August 2024 Update)

Proprietary Institutions Receive eZ-Audit Updates, Guidance for Annual Compliance Report

Guidance for 2024-25 Aid Awarding due to affected ISIRs

2024–25 FAFSA Submission Summary Mock-Ups

FSA Announces Winter-Spring 2024 Webinar Series

Renewed Push Apace to Return Native American Remains

Summer-Only Direct Loans: How to Process for 2024-25 Without Batch Corrections

New Guidance Released to Address Conflicting Information Issues With 2024-25 ISIRs

Now Available: Volumes 8 and 9 of 2024-25 FSA Handbook, Updated AVG

Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series: January–February 2024

Updates to Decades-Old New Federal Standards for Race, Ethnicity Data Will Change How Students are Counted

Updated College Financing Plan Aims to Simplify Financial Aid Packages for Students

Team Spotlight: Dustin Grannis

2023-2024 SAR Comment Codes and Text Guide Now Available

NSLDS Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment (FVT/GE) User Guide (July 2024 Update)

2023-2024 FAFSA Verification- IRS Tax Return Transcript Matrix

How to Keep Up with Rising Financial Aid Requests

FSA Publishes the Latest on Federal Aid Management and Student Eligibility in the 2024-25 Federal Student Aid Handbook

2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (February 2025 Update #2)

Resolving Conflicting Information on the 2024-25 FAFSA (August 2024 Update)

2024–25 FAFSA Specifications Guide (July 2024 Update)

The 2024-25 FAFSA Roadmap

Updated Learning Tracks, Basic Training Modules Offer New Courses for 2024-25

2024-25 FSA Handbook Update: Appendices Now Available

Preliminary Campus-Based Program Funding Now Available for 2025-26 Academic Year

2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #3)

2025–26 FAFSA Specifications Guide (October 2024 Update #2)

Your New Year’s Resolution – Work Smarter, Not Harder: Compliance and Awarding Tools Available for 2023-2024

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