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Potential Processing Delays for Financial Aid Due to Calculation Error

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Education Department (ED) said it has discovered a calculation error in student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, potentially continuing delays for college applications. The guide will be updated regularly through April 2024.

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Cardona Calls for FSA Changes, But Experts Say the Damage is Done

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s been a year of missteps, miscalculations, confusion, delays, glitches, and frustration after the botched launch of the simplified FAFSA, which has prevented financial aid packages from being awarded to students with ample time to make plans for their future. Last week, Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48 (3), Article 4. link ) Financial aid policies, practices, and impacts Anderson, D. Experimental evidence on the impacts of need-based financial aid: Longitudinal assessment of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 51 (2), Article 2.

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The Aid Officer’s Advocate

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Aid Officer’s Advocate Liam Knox Mon, 09/23/2024 - 03:00 AM The interim president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators discusses cost transparency, staff burnout and, of course, FAFSA. Byline(s) Liam Knox

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Minoritized, First-Gen Students Most at Risk from FAFSA Delays

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Traditionally, the FAFSA form opens on October 1, leaving students and their parents plenty of time to fill out the form. Institutions review the data and put together a financial aid offer, helping families decide which institution is the best fit for them and their wallets.

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This year’s FAFSA delayed until Dec. 1 to ensure successful rollout

University Business

A limited set of students and institutions will be granted entry beginning on Oct. 1 through a phased rollout, allowing the Office of Federal Student Aid to resolve any system errors that might arise before its official release. ” Some institutions are blaming lower enrollment and staff cuts on the FASFA delays.

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List (Robert Kelchen)

Higher Education Inquirer

Journal of Student Financial Aid, 48(3), Article 4. link ) Financial aid policies, practices, and impacts Anderson, D. Experimental evidence on the impacts of need-based financial aid: Longitudinal assessment of the Wisconsin Scholars Grant. Journal of Student Financial Aid, 51(2), Article 2.

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