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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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Petitioning for the Right to Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’m putting my time and energy into my education and volunteer efforts and living on campus on my scholarship and financial aid,” she says. Dr. 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.

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Why your institution may face enhanced cybersecurity requirements

University Business

The Rule’s abstract focuses on controlled unclassified information , a broadly defined class of federal government-regulated data that includes many categories of information. According to the federal Office of Management and Budget’s Unified Regulatory Agenda, a proposed version of the Rule could be published as soon as this fall.

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FAFSA: Five things to know

Hope College Network

It is the primary application for receiving need-based aid at American colleges and universities. If you need help paying for college, submitting your FAFSA is the first step in applying for financial aid from most colleges and universities in the United States. When do I submit my FAFSA? What happens after I submit my FAFSA?

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Thoughts on ED’s New Guidance on Revenue Share Arrangements and Third-Party Servicers (TPS)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Since any associated policy changes could affect a much wider set of services than originally expected, we thought that we’d use this space to share what we think are the key points that university leaders across higher education need to understand about the potential impact of recent and anticipated actions by the federal government.

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Education Department to use secret shoppers to catch colleges lying

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Education Department is planning to use undercover agents—known as “secret shoppers”—to monitor colleges and universities that receive federal financial aid for potentially deceptive practices. Other tools include audits, investigations and program reviews.

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Everything You Need to Know About Studying in the UK

Study and Go Abroad

Personal statements and other documents When applying to schools in the UK, you’ll often need to submit your personal information, secondary education information, written references, and a personal statement. . Did you know that many universities in the UK will accept financial aid through your provincial or federal government ?