College Aid Services

JULY 10, 2024

Federal Student Aid has provided several tools that institutions can utilize until the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) post-screening and identity verification processes are available later this year for 2024-25.

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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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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 11, 2022

What long-term effects could occur from granting financial aid to the same student throughout multiple grades? Compliance: When it comes to cyberattacks, education is one of the most vulnerable sectors — cybercrime in education and research increased by an alarming 75% in 2021 alone. Set Your Goals for the School Year.

Financial aid 52

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Trump’s administration and its less tolerant immigration policies. “At Jennifer Nájera Another step forward came in 2013 with the passing of the California Dream Act, which made undocumented students eligible to apply for state financial aid. But then in 2016 came President Donald J.

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Financial aid Scholarship Teaching Compliance 298

College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2023

Speaking at a National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators ( NASFAA ) conference in February, Melanie Storey, Director of the ED’s Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), said that, in order to assure compliance with the Act, the ED will not be able to launch the FAFSA as usual on October 1 of this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Earlier this week, the Biden-Harris administration announced new steps that will make it easier for colleges and universities to process records and allow for more time being spent to help students. The goal is for this to be transformational for hundreds of thousands of additional students.

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COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Funds are to be drawn only to meet a grantee’s immediate cash needs for each grant. Programs can continue to draw down funds as they usually do. COE recommends that grantees keep their regular business routine the same. Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7%

Student loans 105

Student loans Leadership Administration Administration 105

College Aid Services

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration continues its federal loan system overhaul with the Unified Service and Data Solution (USDS): a new platform where borrowers can manage their repayment process, access their loan information with a simplified log-in process, and FSA can implement “increased oversight” of loan servicers.

Teaching 52

Teaching Grant Administration Administration 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2025

In what legal experts are calling a landmark case for academic freedom, Harvard faculty and the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging unconstitutional attempts to control campus speech and governance through threatened funding cuts. Nikolas Bowie, Louis D.

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Administration Administration Faculty Compliance 297

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 28, 2025

The White House's sudden pause on federal grants and loans is drawing sharp criticism from education leaders, union officials and Democratic lawmakers, as President Donald J. Trump's administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending. Trump President Donald J. The pause, which took effect Tuesday at 5 p.m.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 9, 2024

As the year winds down, undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, staff and administration are left to wonder what comes next in higher education. He explained that many campus administrators are self-imposing various versions of DEI rollbacks even when not legislatively mandated. The re-election of President Donald J.

Mental health 305

Mental health FAFSA Low income student Higher education 305

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

According to the March 20 resolution, the directive impacts numerous operational areas including admissions, hiring, promotion, compensation, financial aid, scholarships, administrative support, discipline, and graduation ceremonies.

Community college 261

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COE

JANUARY 28, 2025

As agencies are directed to provide a report to OMB by Monday, February 10 indicating whether federal grant programs are in compliance with recently issued Executive Orders, grantees may wish to draw down funds to allow for operations at least through that date.

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Administration Administration Student loans Leadership 96

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2025

million in contracts between Columbia and the federal government and conduct a "comprehensive review" of more than $5 billion in federal grant commitments to the institution. Since October 2023, Columbia has been at the center of pro-Palestinian student protests, drawing federal scrutiny, especially from the Trump administration.

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